Author: andy

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.

Team Bahamas made a strong showing at the Grand Caraïbe show jumping competition in Le François, Martinique, last weekend to finish in 4th place overall. Kelsey Pyfrom made her travel squad debut in the Espoir Category (0.85m) while Alana Pyfrom (ShowGoldAlways) placed 4th on Day 1 of competition in the Elite Category (1.10m). Also riding in the Elite category, Marlo Pinder riding Cazanova stole the show. The pair placed 7th on Day 1 and 1st on Day 2, posting a double clear and a winning jump-off time of 41.79 seconds to earn overall Champion honours! Silver went to Sebastien De Virginy of Martinique, while Jonathan Filardo of Barbados earned the Bronze.

The two-day competition featured 75 riders from 7 countries (The Bahamas, Barbados, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, and Suriname), competing on horses lent for the competition by riders from stables across the island of Martinique.

Pinder’s success marks The Bahamas’ first gold medal in the Grand Caraibe Tour. The next competition in the Tour will take place in May, on the island of Guadeloupe.