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Eventing Internationally

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I was just wondering how do people end up competing/eventing internationally? Do you have to qualify, do you have to be chosen, or what? I'm slightly foggy about this. I was just wondering because this my very very long term goal :D
 
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A lot of times those who compete internationally have a) been competing for a long time, b) have trained with other international trainers, c) have (in all honesty) gotten lucky in finding a very inexpensive horse that ended up with the talent to go international, d) have the money to compete regularly and take regular lessons, e) live in an area with a lot of shows of all levels (ex: east coast, west coast). It's really a toss up of a lot of factors, imo.
 
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or F) have your dad or mom be an international rider.

It's ALOT of hard work, and really expensive. I have a friend who competes in international level events (2 stars) and his family is really well off in the money buisness. But he's also a good rider, who trains horses and works well with them.

I think to be a FEI level rider, you have to understand the horse and every aspect of it's care and the sport. You have to know the horse inside and out.
 
#5 ·
Exactly, Spyder. Sara Mittleider's horse El Primero is another. She bought him for a couple hundred bucks as an OTTB.
 
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Buck Davidson's new horse, Titanium, is an OTTB. And wasn't Cool Mountian, William FP's ride at Rolex this year? I love those kinds of horses. The ones that come from nothing. It makes me all warm and fuzzy on the inside :)
 
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Not sure if it was Buck or Bruce - but they took an OTTB that was under training for a very short period of time, ended up at Rolex and placed 5th.

Can't remember the horse's name, but I do remember many of his Peer's saying he's crazy for doing it - but he prooved them wrong :)
 
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Thoroughbreds dominate the eventing world. If they're built well and have the mind for it a lot of them can go far. Personally I prefer European and Australian bred TBs, just because they have a little more bone that American TBs, but still, most TBs can do well in eventing. Along with Irish Sport Horses and Draughts. Gotta love those Irish horses. <3
 
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Almost any breed or cross breed can do this discipline but there are a few bloodlines that are consistent in producing a high percent of babies that are good to excellent in producing top marks especially in high level eventing.

The two that come to mind (from Canada) are A Fine Romance and Cozy's Commander (deceased).

Both have won CSHA awards for producing offspring in this very discipline.
 
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