Riders finish strong at season’s last dressage
Adult high point champion Stephanie Lloyd on Lilly
(CNS Local Life): At the final Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) dressage show of the season, held Sunday, 21 May, five riders were double-class winners – Stephanie Lloyd, Lara Humphries, Abbey Swartz, Tracey Surrey and Jardae Barnes – with Lloyd and Humphries the high point champions in the adult and junior categories, respectively. With the completion of the dressage show season, which runs from October to May, the CIEF will announce its dressage champions at its annual awards dinner set for 24 June.
Held at the Equestrian Centre in the morning and at Cayman Riding School in the afternoon, a total of 29 horse-and-rider combinations competed. 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, 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’s show, 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 favourably to those in my home country of Puerto Rico.”
Winners of each class in decreasing order of difficulty were:
| Fourth Level Test 1 | Jodie McTaggart on Ray of Light |
| Third Level Test 3 | Jessica McTaggart-Giuzio on Loris 7 |
| Second Level Test 3 | Tracey Surrey on Dusty |
| Second Level Test 1 | Anja van Genderen on Joey |
| First Level Test 3 – Adult | Tracey Surrey on Dusty |
| First Level Test 2 – Junior | Abbey Swartz on Blue Ridge Dream On |
| First Level Test 1 – Junior | Abbey Swartz on Blue Ridge Dream On |
| Training Level Test 3 – Adult | Stephanie Lloyd on Lilly |
| Training Level Test 3 – Junior | Lara Humphries on Storm |
| Training Level Test 1 – Adult | Stephanie Lloyd on Lilly |
| Training Level Test 1 – Junior | Lara Humphries on Storm |
| USDF C Test – Junior | Jardae Barnes on Austin |
| USDF B Test – Adult | Amber McMillan on Joe |
| USDF B Test – Junior | Jardae Barnes on Austin |
Category: Equestrian, Sports
