Betty Bolté

From the back of the book:

"Riders the world over love to jump horses over obstacles, whether in an arena, across an open field, or on a fox hunt. ... This book introduces you to jumping sports like eventing, cross-country, show jumping, and steeplechasing, and provides tips and advice for those who want to learn or practice the sport of jumping."

And below, a few paragraphs from the first chapter, so you can see how the book is written:

Chapter One: The Ultimate Challenge

Jumping your horse over a challenging obstacle is one of the most exciting and fun aspects of horsemanship, and there are many different equestrian sports that include jumping. Jumping is used during foxhunts, steeplechases, cross-country contests, point-to-point races, trail riding, and show jumping. There’s more to jumping, though, than aiming your horse at a fence and hoping you both land safely on the other side. Training for jumping starts with dressage training and endurance conditioning, which are also an important part of one of the most popular equestrian competitions: the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.

A three-day event puts horses and riders through a series of competitions in dressage, in which a horse performs specific movements in an arena; cross country, an outdoor course that requires the horse to jump a series of natural fences and water obstacles; and stadium show jumping. These competitions are combined into one sport known as eventing or three-day eventing. Those who compete in the sport are called eventers or three-day eventers. The different phases of eventing are designed to test the obedience, athleticism, and endurance of the horse, and the horsemanship of the rider. The French term for eventing is Concours Complet d’Equitation, which means “complete equestrian competition” (CCI). The premier three-day events, also known as four-start CCI events, include the Olympics and the World Championships (each held every four years), the Burghley Horse Trials and Badminton Horse Trials in England, the Adelaide International Horse Trials in Australia, and the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
The Rolex first became a four-star CCI event in 1998, making it the “youngest” of the four-star, or top-level events. In 2000 the Rolex served as the main competition to select the U.S. Eventing Team that went to Sydney, Australia, for the Olympics.

Now that America has its own four-star competition each year, the country’s best riders can compete at the international level at home. This additional experience enhances American chances in other competitions, such as the World Championships and the Olympics.