Two of the world's most talented and experienced riders, Ingrid Klimke and William Fox-Pitt, lead after the dressage at Pau but how do each of them plan to tackle Pierre Michelet's cross country course tomorrow?
"Funny things can happen at Pau" says second placed William Fox-Pitt after the first day of dressage where Germany's Andreas Dibowski leads; you can watch those funny things here on live streaming along with our Friday report and photos
Some big names may be missing but the world number one William Fox-Pitt is at Les Etoiles de Pau and there is plenty of new talent to watch this weekend
What do Jamie Oliver, General George S. Patton, Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, Tom Cruise, Megan Jones and Shane Rose all have in common?
Thomas Carlile proved once again how talented his young horses are while Michael Jung and Star Connection took the 6 Year Old FEI Eventing Championship but were pushed to the wire by Chris Burton riding Dutch Man Retto