TEAM BAHAMAS ENDS GRAND CARAIBE ON A HIGH NOTE

Congratulations Team Bahamas for a fantastic showing at the Grand Caraibe Guadeloupe 2025 competition:

– Hannah Knowles & Thequilla De L’Erg – Espoir Division – 6/24 (Day 1), 7/26 (Day 2)
– Marlo Pinder & Victoria St. Pierre – Elite Division – 6/26 (Day 1), 1/26 (Day 2), OVERALL SILVER MEDALLIST, ELITE DIVISION!
– Alana Pyfrom & Alaknanda – Elite Division – 14/26 (Day 1), 15/26 (Day 2) , voted MOST ELEGANT RIDER
– Sennen Fitzmaurice & Uninsomnie D’Amour Z – 5/10 (Day 1), 5/10 (Day 2)

Thanks to
-Team Coach Raishun Burch
-Team Manager Kimberly Johnson
-The Management and Staff of La Manade, Guadeloupe!!!!

EB National Championships 2025 takes place at Camperdown Equestrian Centre

Congratulations to Gold Medalists

FUTURE CHAMPIONS
🥇Walk, Trot – Hailey Cunningham
🥇Walk, Trot, X -Layla Cunningham
🥇Walk, Trot, Canter – Kennedy Albury
🥇Walk, Trot, Canter, Line – Kennedy Albury
JUMPERS
🥇Puddle Jumpers Level 1 – Alexander Frantz
🥇Puddle Jumpers Level 2 – Isla Whylly
🥇Pre-Novice Jumpers 0.70m – Marlo Pinder
🥇Novice Jumpers 0.75m – Anouk Formige
🥇Hopeful Jumpers 0.85m – Ella Saidi
DRESSAGE
🥇Introductory Test A – Kennedy Albury
🥇Introductory Test B – Marlo Pinder
🥇Introductory Test C – Gabriela Souza
🥇Training Level 1 – Hannah Knowles
🥇Training Level 3 – Lorrinda Maura

EQUESTRIAN BAHAMAS AND FEI SOLIDARITY LAUNCH TOUCH A HORSE, TOUCH A LIFE OUTREACH PROGRAMME

Equestrian Bahamas launched the community outreach programme: “Touch a Horse, Touch a Life” by welcoming members of the Freetown Boys Club to Mariposa Stables for a full immersion experience…grooming, feeding, bathing, and yes…riding! This was the first of monthly planned outreach experiences, supported in part by FEI Solidarity, featuring the Member Clubs of Equestrian Bahamas. The programme aims to connect Bahamian youth with horses to promote healing, build relationships and foster personal growth, with a goal of reaching 500 youths in 2025.

A big thank you to RBPF Corporal 3919 Davis, Urban Renewal Officer Mr. Mackenzie and the young men of the Freetown Boys Club for taking the first steps with us on this journey; to FEI Solidarity for their support; and of course to the fabulous Mariposa Stables team and all the willing volunteers who helped out on the day!

Stay tuned for a full calendar of future outreach experiences and volunteer opportunities!!

Making history at the inaugural Bahamas leg of the Caribbean Equestrian Association Regional Jumping Challenge.

A wonderful day of horse sport at the beautiful Moonstone property!!!!
Congratulations Team Bahamas:

• Sienna Jones and Querida FES Winners Height Class A: 11/0/59.513
• Sennen Fitzmaurice and Lea’s Pride Winners Height Class B: 8/0/64.949
• Katerina Coello and Whiterock Duggie Winners Height Class D: 0/4/56.452

Thanks to all who made this wonderful day possible!

Grand Caraibe Martinique 2025

Under the guidance of coach Erika Adderley and Chef D’Équipe Heidi Mello, riders Katerina Coello, Gabriella Moran, Marlo Pinder and Connor Watkins made a strong showing at the Grand Caraibe Martinique 2025 competition, held at the EquiLibre facility in Le François, Martinique.

Clean Sheet for Bahamas Show Jumpers in CEA Mini Jumping Challenge

Led by a trio of solid performances from Kelsey Pyfrom, Quinn O’Brien and Katerina Coello, Team Bahamas finished on a total of zero faults in The Bahamas leg of the Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) Mini Jumping Challenge held this past weekend at Camperdown Equestrian Centre.

Anti-Doping Rules

JUDGE OMAR IS AMAZING IN 2nd ANNUAL CARIBBEAN DRESSAGE CHALLENGE

A big THANK YOU to FEI 3* Dressage Judge Mr. Omar Zayrik of Mexico for presiding over the Bahamas leg of the 2024 Caribbean Equestrian Association Dressage Challenge. Thank you also to CEA President Heidi Mello who was on hand for the successful event. The next day Judge Omar gave clinics to our dedicated Dressage riders who could only describe the experience as AMAZING!

Success in Suriname for Team Bahamas

Congratulations to Ella Saidi, Emma Johnston, Alana Pyfrom and Hannah Knowles who represented The Bahamas at the Grand Caraibe Suriname competition, held at Ponderosa Stables, Paramaribo, Suriname. The team was coached by Raishun Burch of Bermuda and assisted by local trainer Erika Adderley. As in all Grand Caraibe competitions, this was a horse-borrowed competition, with the riding clubs in Suriname lending their horses for the competition to the participants, including riders from Antigua, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique and Suriname.