The Equestrian 3 Day Event – commonly known as ‘Eventing’ – is the triathlon of Horse Sport comprising the 3 phases of Dressage, Cross Country and Showjumping over 3 days on the same horse.
Held annually on the third weekend in November, the Australian International 3 Day Event (Aus3de) is Australia’s premier equestrian competition.
It is the only CCI five star event held in Australia, the only one held in the Southern Hemisphere and one of only seven held across the world. For the past twenty one years, Adelaide has been the chosen host city of this Hallmark Equestrian event.
The 2020 Adelaide event will also have the biggest prize pool in the Southern Hemisphere with over $150,000 up for grabs!
The Aus3de proudly takes its place alongside the other great international five star events: the Kentucky Three Day Event in the United States in April; Badminton Horse Trials in England in May; Luhmuhlen Horse Trials in Germany in June; Burghley Horse Trials back in the UK in September; Maryland at Fair Hill in the US in October ; and Pau Horse Trials in France also in October.
The Adelaide event however is unique in the world, being the only one staged in the heart of a vibrant city centre, taking place in Adelaide’s picturesque East Parklands.
History
The Adelaide International Horse Trials was born in 1997 to replace the Gawler Horse Trials that had been staged at Gawler, north of Adelaide, since 1954.
The new event debuted in Adelaide’s East Parklands with a Three Star rating but was subsequently upgraded to a Four Star rating in 2002 to become the only event of this calibre in the Southern Hemisphere.
The competition was relaunched and renamed the Australian International 3 Day Event (Aus3de) in 2007 to celebrate the event’s tenth anniversary and better reflect the international focus of the competition.
In 2019, the Aus3de was upgrade to five star status, along with the other 5 international greats, in line with the updated FEI category designations.
The Aus3de is owned, managed and marketed by the Not for Profit Board of Adelaide Horse Trials Management Inc comprising equestrian greats, professional business directors and media advisers.
2020 Adelaide Horse Trials Management Inc
Board of Directors
Chairman Mr Greg Rolton
Event Director Mrs Belinda Lindh
Board Members
Karlene Maywald
Cllr Mary Courous
Ms Carolin Plewa
Mr Matt Clemow
Ms Karen Raffen
Mr Brenton Wilkinson
Hon Treasurer
Ms Marilyn Tragilgas
Australian International 3 Day Event
Organising Committee
Event Director
Belinda Lindh
Operations Manager
Big Screen Video – Saul Heffernan
Event & Marketing Coordinator
Lauren Roberts
Hospitality Manager
Kirsty Marston
Market Place Coordinator
Carol Neller
Sport Committee
Caroline Jones
Media
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Volunteer Manager
Christine Webb
Aus3de Sport Committee
Competition Secretary
Andrea Goddard and Karen Rose – Eventing
Tess Fairweather – Jumping
Stewards
Caroline Jones
Emergency Response
Denis Edmonds
Dressage Coordinator
Judy Whyntie
Cross Country Coordinator
Robin Hammond
Cross Country Control
David Permezel
Jump Judge Coordinator
Michelle Tink
Showjumping Coordinator
Tessa Fairweather
Vet Coordinator
Andrew Hunt
Horse Reception
Pauline Cudmore
Chief Medical Officer
Vince Roche
Timing /Scoring
George Priomos
Robert Schaeffer
Lynne Brown
Commentary
Michael Clark
Arena Manager and Presentations
Ash Copping
Sector Controller
Des Hughes
2020 Officials – to be released soon
Cross Country Course Designers
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President Ground Jury
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Members
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Technical Delegate
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Chief Steward
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Stewarding Team
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Jumping Course Designer
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Jumping Judge
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