The French call it the concours complet, or the complete test. Eventing questions the mental and physical qualities of horse and rider as the pair perform in the ring and across the landscape.
Classically, eventing covers three phases: dressage, speed and endurance over fences, and stadium jumping. The sport's focus is the cross-country: the horse gallops at speed through an
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