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a type of horse riding competition that lasts for three days. On the first day there is a dressage contest, in which judges decide how well riders can control their horses when performing certain movements. On the second day, there is cross-country riding, when the horses are ridden through the countryside. On the third day, there is showjumping, when the horses have to jump over high barriers in a specially constructed area. The riders must ride the same horse on all three days. The two most important three-day events in Britain are held at Badminton and Burghley every year. They are less common in the US.