2018 Mitusbishi Motors AUS3DE starts today!

The Parklands are set and ready for action!

All the action of the first day of the 2018 Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day Event (MMAus3DE) has kicked off today! This year is set to be bigger than ever with an amazing program of equestrian events from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November.

Today, gates opened from 8.00am for a free day of dressage for the general public, with the first competitor stepping on to the Main Arena for the Horseland CCI2* from 9am.

Everything is set for an amazing competition and the Adelaide parklands are looking better than ever, providing a beautiful backdrop for this unique city equestrian event.

We have the largest number of competitors in a decade competing. With 92 competitors including some of the world’s best horses and riders in eventing, the Triathlon of Horse Sport, riders will compete for the biggest prize pool in the Southern Hemisphere at the prestigious 2018 Event. With a field of amazing riders this year, 92 competitors - there will be 25 riders in the 4, 15 in the 3 and 52 in the 2*.

“The event is truly an international event. This year we have 9 horses coming from New Zealand, as well as a range of officials from all over the world. Being one of only six events across the world at this highest level of the sport, and the only one held in an inner-city location, the event this year will see officials from Switzerland, Germany, America, UK, NZ and France be a part of the Aus3DE”, says Event Director Belinda Lindh.

Highlights
• A record number of NZ horses at the event this year, with 9 entered in the 2- and 4-star classes
• Four Olympians riding this year - Stuart Tinney; Amanda Ross; Sonja Johnson; Shane Rose
• Andrew Cooper has 1 horse in the 4, 1 in the 3 and 2 in the 2. He is currently the highest ranked Australian event rider in the world, sitting 12th on the FEI Event Rider Rankings.
• Gemma Tinney (Olympian Stuart Tinney’s daughter – see more information below) is competing in her first 4 and will be competing against her Dad)
• Jaimie Stichel is a South Australia rider and has won the Aus Young Rider competition at the event previously. She is having her second attempt at 4* after having a fall during the Cross Country in her first time around in 2014.

A high number of riders are competing in the 4* for the first time, Event Director Belinda Lindh says: ‘the 2- and 3-star categories provide such an amazing opportunity for riders and horses to experience the atmosphere of an International event, providing the pathways to those higher levels of competition”.

This event is not only for the equine enthusiasts. Some hospitality packages are still available where you can enjoy the excitement of the competition at the highest level, rub shoulders with the riders and enjoy some excellent South Australian food and produce, featuring entertainment, VIP Hospitality, Coopers Blush Bar, Market Place Shopping Village (features more than 70 exhibitors from within the equestrian industry), Pop Up Market, Kids Corral Activity area, Last Jump After Party as well as a food court and wine bars.

Situated a stone’s throw from the Adelaide CBD, the Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day Event provides an amazing weekend of entertainment with a great atmosphere, that continues to draw people from all over the State, Australia and the world to attend.

General Admission tickets can be bought from the Main Gate on Fullarton Rd during the event.

Visit our website for more information: - australian3de.com.au/ticket information
Remember THREE PHASES – TWO HEARTS – ONE PASSION
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Tricia Flowers
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