Concours de Dressage International (CDI) is the competition rating for international

dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

events. The rating is given by the equestrian governing body FEI. A CDI is divided from one to five stars. The height of the star depends on the class in which the rider competes and the prize money. *CDI5*: Big Tour (Minimum of prizemoney €72'200, no maximum) *CDI4*: Big Tour (Minimum of prizemoney €19'200 and maximum of prizemoney €71'099) *CDI3*: Big Tour (Maximum of prizemoney €19'199, no minimum) *CDI2*: Medium Tour (No minimum nor maximum prizemoney) *CDI1*: Small Tour (No minimum nor maximum prizemoney) To be able to organize a CDI5* you must first have organized a CDI4*. Only when a positive report has been released on the CDI4* by the Foreign

Judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

can a CDI5* be organized.

Other sections

* CDI-W: International World Cup competition or a WC qualifier in Grand Prix. *CDIAm: International amateurs class *CDIYH: International Young Horse class divided into 5 years old, 6 years old, and 7 years old horses. *CDIU25: An international class for Grand Prix riders under the age of 25 *CDIY: An international class for Young Riders between the age of 18 and 21 *CDIJ: An international class for Juniors between the age of 16 and 18 *CDICh-A/B: An international class for Children between the age of 12 and 14 in which the rider can decide to ride on E-ponies and horses. This class is for children who already want to start in a horse division class. *CDIP: An international class for Pony riders between the age of 12 and 16

Nations Cup

A CDI can also be organized as a Nations Cup, well known as a Concours de Dressage International Officiele (CDIO). The CDIO rating is divided between a CDIO2*, CDIO3*, CDIO4*, and CDIO5*. There are currently eight Nations Cup competitions: Former Dressage Nations Cup showshttps://data.fei.org/Calendar/Search.aspx In the youth classes, there is also a Nations Cup. This exists of the CDIOU25, CDIOY, CDIOJ, CDIOP, and CDIOCh.

Prestigious shows

There are several major competitions that have the prestigious 5 * status. The best riders and horses come together at these competitions. Shows as Aachen, München-Riem and Frankfurt (Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Falsterbo (Sweden), Doha (Qatar), Herning (Denmark), Wellington (USA), Geneva (Switzerland) and Compiegne (France) are prestigious CDI5* shows.

References

{{Reflist

External links

FEI Dressage tests
Dressage events International Federation for Equestrian Sports