From: Virtual Equestrian (dated 11 July 2010)

2010 is a very special year for the Sydney International 3DE.  Not only will it feature the final selection class for Australian and New Zealand riders heading off to the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Kentucky later this year, it will also host the Gwaihir Stud Australian Young Event Horse Championships, showcase the eight equestrian sports to be held at WEG and celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Sydney Olympics.  Eventing classes will run from Preliminary level up to CCI3* level.

An exciting addition to the program, the Tyre Feed Bins Australia CCN Preliminary Class will be a return to the LONG FORMAT including roads and tracks, steeplechase and cross country.

Sydney International Eventing (SIE) has decided to run this event to give preliminary riders the opportunity to learn how to prepare a horse for such an endurance challenge and experience the roads and tracks and steeple chase phases of the original three?day event format that was used for all Three Day Events including the Olympics up to and including Sydney 2000 Olympics. This was the format that taught our elite riders like Shane Rose, Wendy Schaeffer, Megan Jones, Stuart Tinney and Heath Ryan to ride. In the USA the long format events are still held, as it is considered essential to teach developing riders to learn to ride a fence safely at speed.

It is important that riders prepare their horse properly for this event. Horses in the 10 minute box considered by the vets to be unfit or stressed will not be allowed to complete the Cross Country phase.

To assist competitors preparing for the event Fiona Hughes, Sandy Lucas, Sharmayne Spencer, Karen Tinney, Judy Fasher, Hamish Cargill, Prue and Craig Barrett, and Emma D’Arcy have all kindly offered to help riders either work out their individual training programs leading up to the event and / or provide guidance on what riders need to do during the event in presenting and caring for their horse. Contact details for each coach are available on the Sydney Eventing Website.

Visit www.sydneyeventing.org for more information.

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