Eventing

Eventing
	The cross-country phase of Eventing
Highest governing body	International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI)
Nicknames	Three-day eventing; horse trials; combined training;
Characteristics
Contact	No
Team members	Individual and team at international levels
Mixed-sex	Yes
Type	Outdoor
Equipment	Horse; Horse tack; Horse jumping obstacles;
Venue	Arena (dressage and stadium jumping stages); Cross-country, open terrain course;
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide
Olympic	1912

Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test that required mastery of several types of riding. The competition may be run as a one-day event (ODE), where all three events are completed in one day (dressage, followed by show jumping and then the cross-country phase) or a three-day event (3DE), which is more commonly now run over four days, with dressage on the first two days, followed by cross-country the next day and then show jumping in reverse order on the final day. Eventing was previously known as Combined Training, and the name persists in many smaller organizations. The term "Combined Training" is sometimes confused with the term "Combined Test", which refers to a combination of just two of the phases, most commonly dressage and show jumping.