Cayman Islands' Dressage Day of Double Winners

At the final Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) dressage show of the season, that was hosted last Sunday, five riders were double class winners: Stephanie Lloyd, Lara Humphries, Abbey Swartz, Tracey Surrey and Jardae Barnes. High Point Champions at the show were Stephanie Lloyd in the Adult category and Lara Humphries in the Junior category. With the completion of the dressage show season, which runs from October to May, the CIEF is looking forward to naming its Dressage Champions at its annual awards dinner which will be held on June 24th.

Held at the Equestrian Center in the morning and at Cayman Riding School in the afternoon, the show had a total of 29 horse and rider combinations competing. Returning to Cayman for the second time, Luis Denizard, a USEF L judge flew in from the US for the show. Originally from Puerto Rico, Mr. Denizard was twice named Tri-State Horseman’s Association Trainer of the Year, and competed in three Pan Am Games and two CAC games. Of the day, he said “It was great to see improvement in the riders I judged last year and to see several new faces in the arena. Overall, Cayman’s dressage riders compare very favorably to those in my home country of Puerto Rico.”

Winners of each class in decreasing order of difficulty were:

by Eve van den Bol

Photo credits:

for photo of Abbey Swartz and Lara Humphries – photo by Tracy Swarz

for photo of Jardae Barnes, Stephanie Lloyd and High Point Winners – Tracey Surrey