Equestrian
Riders warm up to winter dressage show
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) held its second national dressage show of the season on 31 January at both the Equestrian Centre and Cayman Riding School. A total of 50 dressage tests were ridden throughout the day with the riders ranging from aged nine to adult. New Jersey-based judge Amy Gimbel presided over both […]
Riding school jumps into late Christmas show
(CNS): Cayman Riding School recently celebrated Christmas in January, due to a rain-delayed holiday event. The Christmas Horse Show, held at the school, located in Savannah, featured decorated trees and a fancy dress competition in addition to riding displays.
Equestrian Fowler wins international event
(CNS): Cayman rider Chloe Fowler, 13, who was competing internationally for the first time, has won in her class at a jumping show in Ocala, Florida. Each year hundreds of horses are shipped in for the 10-week HITS Ocala show season, which culminates in the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix in March. As well as […]
Cayman’s dressage riders impress US judge
(CNS): The recent opening show in the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation’s (CIEF) 2015/16 National Dressage Series marked many firsts, including a US judge coming here for the first time and several riders debuting at the event. Dressage judge Luis Denizard said he was impressed with Cayman’s dressage talent. He judged a series of tests at a […]
Cayman’s equestrians shine in Jamaica
(CNS): The Cayman team placed a strong second in the final leg of the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s Junior Show Jumping Competition (JSJC) which took place in Jamaica recently. Competing for Cayman were Ashley van den Bol and Basil Humphries as the 16-and-under and 14-and-under riders, respectively. The competition consisted of four challenging courses ridden over the […]
Polly Serpell jumps to the challenge in equestrian event
(CNS): Cayman’s Youth Olympian bronze medal winner, Polly Serpell, took top honours at the recent second leg of the FEI World Jumping Challenge (WJC) hosted by the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF). Held at Cayman Riding School in Savannah, Sunday, 27 September, this competition involves top show jumpers from across the Caribbean region competing in […]
Cayman first past the post in hosting equestrian event
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) recently hosted the inaugural Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) Regional Jumping Challenge (RJC), a competition created to give developing show jumpers of all ages the chance to measure their skills against other riders in the Caribbean. Riders compete in their home countries on their own horses and ride a […]
Top equestrians honoured at awards event
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) recently celebrated the winners of their dressage and jumping leagues for 2015. About 100 people attended the event to find out who had won the coveted champion and reserve champion titles in the National Dressage Championship and the National Jumping Series.
Equestrians celebrate Olympic Day
(CNS): Equestrians across the island recently celebrated Olympic Day with two very different competitions, for show jumpers and riders of all abilities. For Event #1 of FEI’s World Jumping Challenge (WJC), top show jumpers from across the region competed in their own countries on their own horses, measuring themselves against each other over the same […]
Cayman to host equestrian coaching course
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation will host its first-ever international-level training course, for nine coaches from across the Caribbean. The FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) Level 2 course, from 20-25 June, will teach how to coach riders to 1.3m in jumping and to a medium/advanced level in dressage.
Local riders place third in dressage competition
The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) ended the season on a high note with last weekend’s Caribbean Equestrian Association’s (CEA) Dressage Challenge and the last chance to earn points in the National Dressage Championship.
Cayman show jumping team placed third
(CNS): Despite sitting in first position at the end of the first day of competition in this weekend’s Cayman leg of the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s (CEA) Junior Show Jumping event at the weekend, two missed jumps pushed the team off the top spot. As a result, Barbados came in first, followed by Trinidad and Tobago, […]
