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.

Mariposa Gold Drops Win Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League Season Opener

Equestrians kicked off the 2024-2025 horse show season with a weekend of camaraderie, teamwork and spirited competition, as four teams gathered to contest the first leg of the Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League (BIEL). Defending champions Mariposa Gold Drops looked strong in their first start, winning convincingly with a total of 48 points. The Camperdown Equestrian Centre Blue Marlins were 2nd with 40 points, while the Mariposa Monarchs and CEC Sand Dollars finished 3rd and 4th, respectively.

Anti-Doping Clinic

Empowering Clean Sport: Thank you to Bahamas Anti Doping Commission Executive Director Petra Haven and her education team for a spicy Q&A session on the doping control process, prohibited substances, therapeutic use exemptions and more! Riders learned of their rights and responsibilities in the Clean Sport process while the BADC team enjoyed interacting with our horses!

Mix and Mingle!

Tasty nibbles, positive vibes and lots and lots of questions were asked and answered at the EB Parent Mix & Mingle event held yesterday at Waterloo! Parents learned about upcoming initiatives, new competitions, opportunities through the Rider Development Pathway, and more. From disciplines and divisions to points and performance awards, there was a lot to discuss! ICYMI – informational brochures are available from your trainer.

Kacy and Angel are getting ready to fly!!

Watch Kacy Lyn Smith and D’Angelo 6 compete for the Bahamas in the Juniors (1.40m) Division of the FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships in Traverse City, Michigan!

The competition runs from July 29-August 4.

Watch livestream on USEF.org, on Clip My Horse TV.

Team Bahamas takes Bronze at the World Clubs Tournament 2024

Team Bahamas made a triumphant statement in their debut at the 2024 FFE World Clubs Tournament, held from July 22-24 at the Parc Équestre Fédéral in Lamotte-Beuvron, France. This year’s competition marked the Tournament’s 20th anniversary and featured teams from 9 nations: Belgium, Chile, China, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Malta, The Bahamas and Türkiye.

Riders Go for the Glow at End of Year Awards

Congratulations to all End of Year Award winners! Especially… Madison Miller – High Point Rider Sennen Fitzmaurice and Arielle Arthur – Junior Sportsmanship Award Winners Mariposa Gold Drops – BIEL Champions Flight of the Phoenix/Starbucks – Dr. Francis Adderley Jumper Trophy Winners Thank you for a great year!”

Equestrians shine in the final leg of the 2024 Grand Caraibe Tour

Bahamian equestrian athletes Katerina Coello, Sienna Tinker and Erika Adderley made a strong showing in the final leg of the 2024 Grand Caraibe Tour at Les Ecuries de la Coulisse in Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe. They were coached by European-based Grand Prix rider and trainer Rai Burch of Bermuda. Like all the riders visiting from other countries, they rode horses donated by riders from stables across the island of Guadeloupe.

Kacy and Angel finish top 10 at Live Oak in FEI Grand Prix

Congratulations to Kacy Lyn Smith and her 14-yr old Oldenburg gelding D’Angelo 6 for being in the ribbons and in the money in their first FEI Grand Prix together! Kacy and ‘Angel’ were one 30 combinations who took the field in the FEI CSI 1* $5,000 Manestream Logistics Grand Prix at Live Oak International in Ocala, Florida, last weekend. Thousands of jumping fans were on hand to watch the athletes tackle German course designer Olaf Petersen Jr.’s deceptively trickly course of 17 obstacles in the grass Grand Prix field. Several duos picked up time penalties for being over the time allowed, while many more saw their rides unravel as rails hit the ground. In the end only 5 riders advanced to the jump off.

EB President elected Vice-President of 2024 CEA Executive Committee

The Caribbean Equestrian Association held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 13th March, 2024. The following persons were elected as the 2024-2025 Executives of the Caribbean Equestrian Association:

• President: Heidi Shelley Mello (Bermuda)
• Vice-President: Catherine Ramsingh-Pierre (Bahamas)
• Treasurer: Heidi Lalor (Jamaica)
• Secretary: Eve Van den Bol (Cayman Islands)

Equestrian Bahamas extends its congratulations to the newly elected Caribbean Equestrian Association officers.