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The Étoiles de Pau or Stars of Pau is an annual three-day event held in Pau, in the South of France, near the Pyrénées mountains. It is one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) five-star events in the world (the highest level of competition) as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) and the only one held in France. It takes place every year in October in the Domaine de Sers in Pau.

The six others CCI Five Stars are the Burghley Horse Trials and Badminton Horse Trials, held in Great Britain, the Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Maryland 5 Star held in the United States, the Australian International Three Day Event, held in Australia, and the Luhmühlen Horse Trials, held in Germany.

Winners

Year Rider Horse Notes
2007 France Nicolas Touzaint (FRA) Hildago de l'Île
2008 Germany Bettina Hoy (GER) Ringwood Cockatoo
2009 Germany Dirk Schrade (GER) King Artus
2010 Germany Andreas Dibowski (GER) FRH Fantasia
2011 United Kingdom William Fox-Pitt (GBR) Oslo
2012 New Zealand Andrew Nicholson (NZL) Nereo
2013 United KingdomWilliam Fox-Pitt (GBR) Seacookie
2014 Germany Ingrid Klimke (GER) Horseware Hale Bob
2015 France Astier Nicolas (FRA) Piaf De B Neville
2016 France Maxime Livio (FRA) Qalao Des Mers
2017 France Gwendolen Fer (FRA) Romantic Love
2018 France Thibault Fournier (FRA) Siniani de Lathus
2019 United Kingdom Tom McEwen (GBR) Toledo de Kerser
2020 United Kingdom Laura Collett (GBR) London 52
2021 New Zealand Tim Price (NZL) Falco
2022 New Zealand Jonelle Price (NZL) Grappa Nera
2023 United Kingdom Ros Canter (GBR) Izilot DHI

External links

Les étoiles de Pau website