Cross Country
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Cross Country is part of eventing.  The major three day events are ones like Badminton and Burnley.

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Three day events consist of dressage on the first day.  The steeplechase, roads and tracks, and cross country on the second day.  And showjumping on the last day.   One day events have dressage, cross country and showjumping on the same day.   One day events do not have the roads and tracks or steeplechase.

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Famous event riders are ones like: Mary King, Ian Stark, David Conner etc.  In cross country the riders jump over natural obstacles like logs.  They have to jump fences like drop fences, steps, water jumps.

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