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Members of the Barbados Equestrian Association have two more things to smile about this year, after emerging as victors against their regional neighbours in show jumping and dressage.
While COVID-19 altered the way in which the local equestrians were judged, United States-based Heather Stalker logged in via an online platform to score the riders in this year’s Caribbean Equestrian Association’s (CEA) Regional Dressage Challenge.
Despite the challenges however, local veteran riders Roberta Foster, Mackenzie Manning and Candace Jones strode away from Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, with a combined score of 209.150 in dressage.
Bermuda’s children’s team captured first place and the adult team placed second in the recently concluded 2020 Caribbean Equestrian Association’s [CEA] Regional Dressage Challenge.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Equestrian Federation is pleased to advise that the 2020 Caribbean Equestrian Association’s [CEA] Regional Dressage Challenge came to a successful conclusion for Bermuda with the Children’s Team capturing 1st place and the Adult team placing 2nd. First place was awarded to the Barbados Adult Team. Other participating countries included Cayman Islands as well as Trinidad & Tobago.
“Members of the 2020 Bermuda Children’s Team were Scarlett Smale riding Roseland, Grace Lightowler riding Just Pete & Natalia Tafur riding Edelweiss. Members of the Adult Team comprised Abby Bardgett riding Up Up & Away, Dale Rochester riding Good as Gold & Michael Rodrigues riding Domino Effect.