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.
The competition featured 92 riders from 9 countries (Antigua, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, and Suriname). Other EB members were on the scene too, as Sennen Fitzmaurice, Anouk Formige and Alana Pyfrom rode in a mixed-country team under Coach Rai Burch. All visiting teams competed on horses lent for the competition by riders from stables across the island of Martinique.
Highlights included:
• Connor Watkins aboard Blues King de L’Esque – 3rd place in the Espoir Division Day 1
• Erika Adderley aboard Endrix d’Eliapi – 3rd place Grand Prix Division Day 1
• Marlo Pinder (Violine du Buhot) – top 15 placings both days, Espoir Division
• Katerina Coello showed her usual style aboard Himam d’Or and was voted Most Elegant Rider at the competition’s final awards ceremony.
Thank you to our wonderful hosts at the EquiLibre facility and the Martinique FFE Federation!
