I’ve always wanted to compete in a Classic Three-Day event. Having been too young to really experience the thrills of eventing in its original format, I’m very grateful that the format remains at lower levels to this day. While I’m all in favor of evolution and change, I do think there are some really cool aspects to the “long” format that instilled a greater sense of horsemanship than perhaps some training programs encourage today.
The Indiana Eventing Association’s annual Horse Trials is one such place where you can test the waters of the classic format, hosting Beginner Novice, Novice, and Training Three-Day competitions. Thanks to RNS Video, you can see a compilation above of the water complex riders tackled on the cross country phase of competition.
You can find the full list of Classic Three-Day Events available in the U.S. here.
