CEA ADULT CHALLENGE

Show Jumping Competition

Organizer: Patrice Stollmeyer (Chairman) (TRI)

1.1          The CEA Adult Challenge may be organised by any member NF of the CEA.

1.2          There are two categories.  Category A with height of fences 1m05 and Category B with height of fences 85cm

1.3               Each Category consists of 2 competitions under Table A.  In case of equality of penalties after two rounds, the time of the second round will decide.

1.4               This competition is to take place in the competitors own country on their own or borrowed horses on a date to be decided at the beginning of each competition year.  This date may be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

1.5               A ‘Warm Up’ round as part of this competition is not permitted.

2.1        AGE: Competitors must be 17 years old and over.  The age is that on the 1^st January at the beginning of the year of the competition.

2.2        There is no limit to the number of competitors that are permitted to compete at each height.

2.3        A rider may ride in both Categories but not with the same horse.

2.4        A horse that competes in one Category is not permitted to compete in the other Category.

2.5        Horses cannot be ridden by more than one rider in one Category.

2.6        Competitors may ride more than one horse in a category but the score of only one horse will count.  The horse must be declared before the first competition begins and must be ridden as first horse in each first round.  The results obtained with the other horses will not count towards the final standings.

3.1  There will be a team classification in each category.

3.2  The scores and times of the 3 best placed riders in either Category A or Category B in each country will be combined and will count for the Team classification.

3.3  If during the overall classification a tie exists for either first, second or third place, classification will be decided according to the times of the 3 competitors in the second round of the final competition.  If a further tie exists the times of the 3 team competitors in the first round of the competition will be considered.

A competitor eliminated in one competition of the Category may start in the other competition of the same Category.  However, his/her results will not count towards the final classification.

5.1  A draw for each competition will take place to decide the starting order.

5.2  The starting order for all horses and riders in the second round of each competition will follow the reverse order of the number of penalties in the first round, whether horses are competing for the CEA placing or not.

Category A course will consist of a total of 12 fences which will include two doubles.  Category B course will have only one double.

For 2007 and 2008 the courses have been designed by Steve Gibbons of Bermuda and will be provided prior to the start of the competition.  The course designer may change each year to give each countries FEI course designers the experience

The size of the arena will be 45m x 65m and may be grass or sand.  The arena must be enclosed or railed off.

The Judge must be an accredited FEI judge and each country can use their own.

Countries are free to choose the number of ribbons and prizes they wish to present at their own competition.

Country Results to be forwarded to the CEA Secretary for forwarding to the other countries.