CIEF Annual Competitions & Shows

The CIEF Show season runs from September to May and culminates with an Awards dinner in May where show season Champion and Reserve Champion awards are given to the top show jumping and dressage riders in various categories.

CIEF NATIONAL DRESSAGE SHOWS (NDS)

The CIEF hosts three to five national dressage shows each year.   The Dressage show season starts in November and ends in late May, although the dates can vary from year to year.  Please click on the Calendar link under the Events tab for specific dates for the current show season.  Judges for these shows are brought in from the USA or Canada and are often USEF S or FEI 4* rated.   At the end of the show season, the CIEF names a Champion and Reserve Champion at various levels in Dressage at its annual dinner.  The rules governing the championship are availble by clicking on the rules link above.

CIEF NATIONAL JUMPING SERIES (NJS)

In 2013 the CIEF launched its National Jumping Series.  Now in its tenth year, the NJS consist of three to five shows per season with classes at eight heights ranging from 0.50m to 1.20m, each leading to a Champion and Reserve announced at the year end Awards Dinner.  In some years, the four lowest heights (50cm to 80cm) are divided into pony and horse divisions, with the remaining height classes open to both ponies and horses.  For purposes of these shows, ponies are defined as equines of 14hh and below.  The shows are generally held from October to April, although the dates can vary from year to year.  Please click Calendar under the Events tab in the main menu for actual dates for the current show season. 

CARIBBEAN EQUESTRIAN ASSOCIATION (CEA) REGIONAL & MINI DRESSAGE CHALLENGE (RDC)

Every year the CEA hosts a regional dressage competition which allows Cayman Islands’ riders to compete against other CEA member countries including Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago.  The CEA engages a dressage Judge who travels to all participating countries so the scoring is fair and comparative.  The top three children’s scores form the children’s team and the top three adult scores form the adult team.   All of the countries’ individual and team scores are compiled by the CEA and places are awarded accordingly.

CARIBBEAN EQUESTRIAN ASSOCIATION (CEA) REGIONAL & MINI JUMPING CHALLENGE (RJC)

Every year the CEA hosts a regional jumping competition which enables riders from the Cayman Islands to compete against riders from the other CEA member countries.  The CEA board selects a course plan and each country must build the RJC course to the CEA’s exact specifications.  Each country runs the event at the designated heights (currently .50m, .60m, .70m, .75m, .85m, .95m and 1.05m) in their own country with a national judge.  The CEA compiles all of the results into both an individual and country ranking for the Caribbean.

FEI WORLD JUMPING CHALLENGE – CAT C, B AND A

In 2014, the CIEF was able, for the first time, to host an FEI World Jumping Challenge Category C event and it is now a fixture on the CIEF annual show calendar.  The aim of this competition is to give less experienced jumping riders, who otherwise cannot take part in international jumping competitions because they live in more remote countries, the opportunity to compete internationally without having to leave their home country.  The competition is currently divided into 10 geographical zones and it offers the following categories for riders 15 years and older:

  • Category A: 1.20m to 1.30m, three competitions of two rounds each
  • Category B: 1.10m to 1.20m, three competitions of two rounds each
  • Category C: 1.00m to 1.10m, three competitions of two rounds each

FEI CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS – GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE

The CIEF is planning to host the FEI Children’s International Classic (ChIC) with the Bronze tour at some point in the near future.  The aim of the ChIC competition is to give junior riders the ability to take part in international jumping competitions despite living in more remote countries and without having to leave their home country.  The ChIC competition is currently divided into 10 geographical zones and it offers the following categories for riders from the beginning of the year in which they turn 12 to the end of the year in which they turn 14 years old.  The competition consists of one competition over two rounds at the following heights.

  • Gold Tour:     First Round:  1.10m to 1.20m   Second Round:  1.20m to 1.30m   at a speed of 350mpm
  • Silver Tour:    First Round:  1.05m to 1.15m   Second Round:  1.10m to 1.20m   at a speed of 325mpm
  • Bronze Tour:  First Round:  1.00m to 1.10m   Second Round:  1.00m to 1.10m   at a speed of 325mpm

FEI WORLD DRESSAGE CHALLENGE (FEI WDC)

In past years the CIEF has hosted the FEI World Dressage Challenge (WDC), but changes to the competition format for 2016 have precluded the Cayman Islands from participating any longer.  The WDC had allowed Cayman Islands riders to compete with other participating countries in Zone 10, which includes Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.  The aim of this competition is to give less experienced dressage riders who, under normal circumstances, cannot take part in international dressage competitions because they live in more remote countries, the opportunity to compete internationally without having to leave their country.  Individual and team placings by Zone are published by the FEI on its website following the competition.