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Overall Award Winners

• D’Aguilar Junior Equitation High Point Rider Trophy Winner: Stella Babcock
• Childrens High Point Dressage Rider: Gabriela Souza
• Adult High Point Dressage Rider: Michelle Stanhope
• Jumper Horse of the Year: Whiterock Duggie AHG (owned by Nadim Nsouli)
• Jumper Pony of the Year: Rags to Riches (owned by Camperdown Equestrian Centre)
• Dr. Francis Adderley High Point Jumper Trophy Winner: Rags to Riches (owned by Camperdown Equestrian Centre)
• All-Bahamas Equestrian Scholars: Poppy Denning, Emery Dunn, Anouk Formige, Alexander Frantz, Aveni Gunst, Sienna Jones, Madison Miller, Reagan Moxey, Marlo Pinder, Ella Saidi, Gabriela Souza, Isla Whylly
• Junior Sportsmanship Award Winner: Meadow Dinnick

Future Champions Award Winners

• Leadline Walk/Trot – Champion: Lily Munroe; Reserve Champion: Madison Major
• Walk/Trot – Champion: Eliana Skopelja; Reserve Champion: Layla Cunningham
• Walk/Trot/Jump an X – Champion: Stella Hayes; Reserve Champion: Emmeline Key
• Walk/Trot/Jump a Line – Champion: Samantha Mahelis; Reserve Champion: Layla Cunningham
• Short Trot Course – Champion: Layla Cunningham; Reserve Champion: Samantha Mahelis
• Walk/Trot/Canter – Champion: Hailey Cunningham; Reserve Champion: Tessa Van Onselen
• Walk/Trot/Canter/Jump a Line – Champion: Tessa Van Onselen; Reserve Champion: Hailey Cunningham
• Short Canter Course – Champion: Hailey Cunningham; Reserve Champion: Emma Knowles

Equitation Division Award Winners

• Crossrail Equitation Division – Champion: Stella Babcock; Reserve Champion: Selin Karabas
• Short Stirrups Equitation Division – Champion: Isla Whylly; Reserve Champion: Poppy Denning
• Novice Equitation Division – Champion: Anouk Formigé; Reserve Champion: Kelsey Pyfrom

Jumpers Division Award Winners

• Puddle Jumpers 1 Division – Champion: Rags to Riches (owned by Camperdown Equestrian Centre); Reserve Champion: Just Keep Swimming (owned by Camperdown Equestrian Centre)
• Puddle Jumpers 2 Division – Champion: Rags to Riches (owned by Camperdown Equestrian Centre); Reserve Champion: Lucky Star (owned by Erika Adderley)
• Pre-Novice Jumpers Division – Champion: Princess Fiona (owned by Camperdown Equestrian Centre); Reserve Champion: Pride (owned by Erika Adderley)
• Novice Jumpers Division – Champion: Whiterock Duggie AHG (owned by Nadim Nsouli); Reserve Champion: Pride (owned by Erika Adderley)
• Hopeful Jumpers Division – Champion: Laureanna CF (owned by Linda D’Aguilar); Reserve Champion: Shakespeare in Paradise (owned by Alana Pyfrom)
• Low Child/Adult Jumpers Division – Champion: Whiterock Duggie AHG (owned by Nadim Nsouli)

Dressage Test Award Winners

• Introductory Test A Childrens – Champion: Tessa Van Onselen; Reserve Champion: Selin Karabas
• Introductory Test B Adults – Champion: Rowena Jones; Reserve Champion: Carisa Brogdon
• Introductory Test B Childrens – Champion: Madison Miller; Reserve Champion: Avery Roberts
• Introductory Test C Adults – Champion: Rowena Jones; Reserve Champion: Ella Saidi
• Introductory Test C Childrens – Champion: Avery Roberts; Reserve Champion: Poppy Denning
• Training Level 1 Test Adults – Champion: Laura Kimble-Morley; Reserve Champion: Michelle Stanhope
• Training Level 1 Test Childrens – Champion: Gabriela Souza; Reserve Champion: Alana Pyfrom
• Training Level 3 Test Adults – Champion: Michelle Stanhope; Reserve Champion: Lorrinda Maura
• Training Level 3 Test Childrens – Champion: Kelsey Pyfrom; Reserve Champion: Hannah Knowles

Equestrian Bahamas is pleased to announce the election of its Board of Directors and appointment of Officers for the 2026-2028 term, as confirmed at the Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, 19 April 2026.

Board of Directors

• Carrie Saidi
• Peter Vlasov
• Catherine Ramsingh-Pierre
• Erika Adderley
• Rowena Jones

Officers

• President: Catherine Ramsingh-Pierre
• Vice President: Erika Adderley
• General Secretary: Nicole Watkins
• Board Secretary: Laura Pinder
• Treasurer: Sabrina Wong
• Athlete Representative: Anna Camille Vlasov
• Assistant Secretary: Kimberly Johnson
• Assistant Treasurer: Carrie Saidi
• Members-at-Large: Catherine Dunn, George Pyfrom, Allison Collie

The Federation congratulates all Directors and Officers on their appointment, and thanks them for their commitment to the development of equestrian sport in The Bahamas.

Congratulations to our winners:

Jumpers/Equitation
Puddle Jumpers 1 – Pride/Stella Babcock
Puddle Jumpers 2 – Rags to Riches/Isla Whylly
Novice Jumpers – Whiterock Duggie/Anouk Formige
Walk/Trot/X – Stella Hayes
Short Trot Course – Layla Cunningham
Walk/Trot/Canter/Line – Tessa Van Onselen

Dressage
Introductory Test A Childrens – Tessa Van Onselen
Introductory Test B Childrens – Madison Miller
Introductory Test C Childrens – Avery Roberts
Training Level 1 Childrens – Gabriela Souza
Training Level 3 Childrens – Kelsey Pyfrom
Introductory Test B/C Adult – FES Querida/Rowena Jones
Training Level 1/3 Adult – Dhuesenberg/Michelle Stanhope

Congrats to Team Bahamas members Marlo Pinder, Alana Pyfrom and Kelsey Pyfrom and Coach Rai Burch for a strong finish at the final competition of the 2025-2026 Grand Caraïbe Tour.

Highlights of the competition included:

– Marlo Pinder/Belkaya Etchegaia (Grand Prix Division): 2nd place Day 2, 5th/12 overall

– Kelsey Pyfrom/Unidylle D’Amour Z (Elite Division): 8th place Day 1, 3rd place Day 2, 5th/18 overall

– Alana Pyfrom/Etoile D’Amour Z (Elite Division): 11th/18 overall

Grand Caraibe family, we will see you next season!

Mark your calendars! There’s a new competition destination for EB Youth Squad riders! Kaitlyn Russell and Kelsey Pyfrom made a successful debut for The Bahamas at the 2026 Gran Copa Gobernadora in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Under the guidance of Coach Raishun Burch, Kaitlyn and Kelsey achieved three top 10 finishes in the Amplia 0.80m category, as follows:

Kaitlyn Russell (Indiana Faith)
Amplia 0.80m Two Phase Special: 7th/24 (0/0/31.96)
Amplia 0.80m Speed Class: 7th/25 (0/71.48)

Kelsey Pyfrom (Scarlet)
Amplia 0.80m Speed Class: 6th/25 (0/68.80)

We thank the Gran Copa Organizing Committee for their kind invitation and look forward to participating in 2027!

Next up: Team Bahamas competes in the final leg of the Grand Caraïbe circuit, which will be held at La Martingale, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, from 30 April-3 May.