Brooke Ebanks riding WhoWhizzThatCowboy
Hallie Giuzio riding Twinkle
Sierra Martin riding Clair de Lune
Sierra Martin riding Clair de Lune
On 20 and 21 April 2024 the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) hosted its biggest dressage show of the year, welcoming riders from the Cayman Islands to compete in the 5th National Dressage Show of the 2023/2024 season and in the Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) Regional and Mini Dressage Challenge. Both shows took place at the Cayman Islands Equestrian Center.
The CEA Dressage Challenge is a fantastic opportunity for our local Cayman riders enabling them to compete internationally against the other CEA member countries of Antigua, Bermuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad, without needing to travel internationally. Instead, the same judge travels from country to country to judge the riders.
Riders competing in the CEA Dressage Challenge are ranked both individually and by country team. Once all the countries in the CEA have completed their competitions in 2024, the final standing in the Caribbean for Cayman’s riders and the Cayman National Team will be published. In 2023, the Cayman Islands Adult Team placed 2nd and the Children’s Team placed 3rd in the Regional Dressage Challenge: while the Children’s Team placed 4th in the Mini Dressage Challenge.
Mr. Omar Zayrik, an FEI 3* judge, dressage trainer and former Olympian for Mexico scored both competitions and noted how impressed he was with the riding ability and facilities that he observed during his time in Cayman. “Bringing internationally recognized judges to the Cayman Islands for our shows is critical for the development of our sport locally.” said Mary Alberga, President of the CIEF who also thanked Mr. Zayrik for his willingness to engage with the local riders and provide advice based upon his invaluable experience.
For the CEA Regional Dressage competition, Kayla Mannisto and Tilly Tammemagi were named High Point Adult and Junior riders respectively, while Tami Maines and Hallie Giuzio took the respective honors in the CEA Mini Dressage Challenge.
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CEA Regional and Mini Dressage competition winners, in decreasing order of difficulty were as follows: |
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Test |
Winning Rider & Horse |
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FEI Prix St. Georges |
Jessica McTaggart riding Loris 7 |
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First Level Test 3 |
Eppie Heaney Henderson riding Sunday’s Edition |
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First Level Test 3 (Junior) |
Madison Ameline riding Blue Ridge Dream On |
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Training Level Test 3 |
Kayla Mannisto riding ImaLittleScout |
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Training Level Test 3 (Junior) |
Tilly Tammemagi riding Knick Knack |
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Training Level Test 1 |
Lisen McGladdery riding Sunday’s Edition |
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Training Level Test 1 (Junior) |
Sierra Martin riding Clair de Lune |
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USEF C Test |
Jamie Lauren McTaggart riding Bandalero |
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USEF C Test (Junior) |
Sierra Martin riding Clair de Lune |
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USEF B Test |
Tami Maines riding Bandalero |
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USEF B Test (Junior) |
Ebba Collins riding Sparkles |
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USEF A Test (Junior) |
Hallie Giuzio riding Twinkle |
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CIEF National Dressage Show #5 winners, in decreasing order of difficulty were as follows: |
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Test |
Winning Rider & Horse |
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First Level Test 3 |
Madison Ameline riding Blue Ridge Dream On |
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First Level Test 1 |
Madison Ameline riding Blue Ridge Dream On |
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Training Level Test 3 (Junior) |
Tilly Tammemagi riding Knick Knack |
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Training Level Test 2 (Junior) |
Tilly Tammemagi riding Knick Knack |
Complete results of the all shows can be found on the CIEF website at www.ciefcay.com .
By CIEF Staff
05 Jun, 2024
11 Jul, 2024
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