November 4th to 7th, 2010

Presentation

The 20th edition of the Stars of Pau will take place from November 4th to 7th 2010 at the “Domaine de Sers” in Pau.

Experience uncommon emotions with the elite of international riders and be prepared for five days of excitement!

Exceptionally this year, the Stars of Pau will again host the two most important Horse trials events of the four stars series last lap as a CCI **:
In 2007, 2008 and 2009: ONE MORE STAR!!!
Pau hosts the only 4 Star International Horse Trials in France and is one of the 5 biggest Eventing meetings in the world. The club of the CCI 4 stars comprises; France (Pau), Great Britain (Badminton and Burghley), the United States (Lexington, KY) and Germany (Luhmühlen)!

CCI **** podium of 2008

The CIC **** of Pau is also:

An ideal geographical location: in the foothills of the Pyrenees, the competition takes place only one

kilometer from the international airport of Pau and the A64 Autoroute. Hotels are well placed with some less than 5 minutes away.

A renowned course: The well respected “Domaine de Sers” is the 2nd center of race training in France. It is managed by the P

yrénées-Atlantiques race company and by the town of Pau. In all 70 hectares for the Eventing and the stands as well as 200 stables are available for the competition.

A well adapted infrastructure: With conveniently placed car parks, village, stables, paddocks and the cross-country starting line…

A team of dedicated volunteers: Every year 300 volunteers take part helping in the success of these meetings.

A strong institutional support: With the active participation of the town of Pau and the “Communauté d’agglomération paloise”, the “Conseil Général des Pyrénnées-Atlantique”, the “Conseil Général d’Aquitaine”, the “Ministère de l’agriculture” and the “Société des courses des Pyrénnées-Atlantiques”.

Pau has already hosted many International Eventing Competitions with both 2 and 3 stars, the organization of two 4 star Events, the French Championships, the European Championships, a stage and two World cup Finals. The World cup finals in 2004 alone attracted 40,000 spectators to the “Domaine de Sers.”
The best national and international riders and their horses come to compete at the “Domaine de Sers” for a huge show! With the third edition of the 4 stars we expect to welcome more than 50,000 spectators.

The village

The Eventing Competition of Pau village gives everyone; family, friends or customers, the opportunity to spend an enjoyable day.
The many exhibitors, both from France and abroad propose riding and stable equipment, vans, vehicles, clothing and gifts amongst other things.
Our institutional partners will be present on the site and local associations will help you discover the varied horse riding activities around Pau.
There will also be several restaurants and snack stands catering to all tastes.

There are various grandstands and a VIP space around the honor ground. There you can reserve tables and invite your clients and profit from advantages such as access to the official galleries, the private restaurant, the open bar, and meet various partners, competition organizers…

Pau has the reputation of a very “user-friendly” event with an excellent atmosphere in the village.

La News N°1 : How was it 20 years ago?

Wednesday 21 July

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Pau Horse Trials, we are looking back to the original team of the competition, the officials of the Pau town council who have supported us from the beginning of this adventure, the winner of the first “Concours Complet d’Amitié de Pau” in 1990 and more…

You can follow all of our fascinating interviews and research on the page “Interviews” in “Press Pass” of this official web site.

In 1990, James Chambaud created the “Compétitions Equestres Pau Pyrenees” (CEPP) committee to organize the International Horse Trials. In 2010, 20 years later, his son Thierry Chambaud has been elected as the Vice-President of CEPP. We interviewed both of them separately.

To read more, please click here and download the Newsletter.

Wednesday 16 June

Our English counterpart, the Land Rover Burghley Four Star Horse Trials, opens its ticketing and you can win free tickets!

You only have to send your email address before June 30th 2010 and you may be picked out of a draw and win tickets for the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.

We intend to have a closer co-operation with this event which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011; we are already doing promotional campaigns together.

We hope you will be able to participate in this beautiful HSBC FEI CLASSIC series from 2nd to 5th September and meet the organizers of the “The Stars of Pau” on their trade stand in the exhibitor village. There will be more details on this promotional operation in our August newsletter.

For more details on this tombola, please download Land Rover Burgley Horse Trial’s newsletter.

You will find information there on the sequence of events. For sport and nature lovers, you will discover how to have a great week-end in this beautiful part of England.

Newsletter Burghley

20th Anniversary of the Stars of Pau, from November 4th to 7th 2010

Tuesday 16 March

The International Equestrian Federation has just confirmed the dates for the “Stars of Pau”: from November 4th to 7th 2010.
Once again Pau is part of the elite group of organizers of the CEC and hosts the final stage of the CCI 4 star circuit of the HSBC FEI Classics™.
For the 2010 program, the organizers, CEPP and Centaure Production, will hold the prestigious CIC**** event, the CCI** event, the Shetland pony competition and the sale of competition horses. The Domaine de Sers have arranged for numerous new events during the four days with new trade stand areas to satisfy even more visitors.
In January, we announced that the HSBC FEI World Cup Final was to have been organized in Pau in conjunction with the Final event of the HSBC FEI Classics™. However, The Alltech FEI world Equestrian Games™, Kentucky 2010, is being held very late this year (from September, 25th to October, 10th). This may push some riders to overexert their horses. So in order to ensure an outstanding competition and to preserve the horses’ welfare, the FEI has opted for a series with no final event and the standings points earned at each of the various events throughout the year, will count towards the final prize pot. This will benefit all riders and their horses travelling long distances to the event, and is a fairer system. What’s more this will have the advantageous effect of making the series more exciting by linking each event together, making it more meaningful. It’s an exceptional decision that the riders and organizers have fully endorsed.

FEI press release

NEWS :

•    Saturday’s schedule will be totally reserved for the Cross Country: CCI** Cross Country in the morning and CIC**** Cross Country in the afternoon.
•    Centaure Production is planning a larger trade stands area which can accommodate more exhibitors than last year.

What they said

Tuesday 1 December

“Thank you a thousand times for a fantastic competition. We spent a superb week in Pau, everyone was very nice and kind. Atmosphere at your event is always excellent and my owners have been very well received.”

William Fox-Pitt, Rider winner 2009 of HSBC FEI Classics

“This has been a well run and excellent international event.”

Joseph Carr, Chief Steward

“The third International Eventing Competition 4 stars of Pau was a popular success… a high level show with effective animations, the Stars of Pau held their rank as a number 1 event.”

Daily regional newspaper : “La République des Pyrénées”

“Your competition is so amazing that everybody told me before I went to Pau. You cuts one of the best competitions in the world!!”

Christina Klingspor, Official Judge

“… Congratulations for this superb event. ”

Michel Asseray, Ground Judge

“Pau rose this weekend to rank on the world scene of horseriding… To the natural image that the horse embodies no suspicion is attached; neither doping, nor poisoning of the planet by CO2 emission. ”

Daily regional newspaper: Sud Ouest

“This 4 star Eventing is unique in France… It is an amazing thing to see the surprise in the eyes and the remarks of the people who attend the cross-country. ”

Didier Courrèges, Olympic champion by team at the Athens JO

“The International Eventing Competition of Pau is one of the Department’s shop windows for their equestrian program.”

Daily regional newspaper: L’Eclair

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