Barbados Equestrian Association

🌟 The Barbados Equestrian Association Dressage Summer Special 🌟

We’re excited to welcome riders and supporters to the BEA Dressage Summer Special!

📅 Entries close: 13th June
📧 Entries to be emailed to: Dressage Chair, Roberta Foster – [email protected]

📆 Saturday, 20th June 2026
📍 Congo Road Equestrian Centre, St. Philip
⏰ 8:00 A.M

Tests offered:
✨FEI Tests
✨USDF Tests
✨Special Classes & Freestyles

🎟️ Admission is FREE and all are welcome!
🍔 Food and drinks will be on sale

Come along and enjoy a great day of dressage, community, and competition! 🐴

To the volunteers, coaches, parents, officials and sponsors — we could not have done it without you. 💙

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who dedicated their time, energy, and support to make this year’s FEI Jumping World Challenge a success. From behind-the-scenes preparation to competition day, your contributions played a vital role in making the event possible.

Your hard work, commitment, and generosity have not gone unnoticed, and we are incredibly grateful for all that you do for our sport.

📸 Kevin Wood Photography Barbados

FEI Judge- Anja Taylor

FEI Vet- Dr Laura Williams

Competitors- Heather Walker, Monique Archer, Erin Skinner, Naiya Hinds, Jonathan Filardo & Abigail Haloute

🎉And that’s a wrap on the 2026 FEI Jumping World Challenge Series! 🇧🇧🎉

For the first time in many years, Barbados successfully fielded a complete FEI Jumping World Challenge team, with riders represented in each category — a fantastic achievement for our jumping community. 🇧🇧

⭐ Category A (1.20–1.30m)
Heather Walker & Noblelux finished on a total of 4 faults after applying their drop score.

⭐ Category B (1.10–1.20m)
Monique Archer & Camross Diamond completed the series on a total of 8 faults after their drop score.

⭐ Category C (1.00–1.10m)
Abi Haloute & Machu Picchu finished on a total of 24 faults. Having competed in 2 of the 3 competitions, they were unable to utilize a drop score.

A huge congratulations to all of the competitors who represented Barbados throughout the series: Heather, Monique, Jonathan, Abi, Erin, and Naiya. Your dedication, sportsmanship, and commitment to the sport continue to inspire and strengthen our equestrian community.

A huge thank you to all the officials, volunteers and sponsors who have helped run this series! 👏🇧🇧

📸 Kevin Wood Photography Barbados

🏆 The countdown is on for the 3rd & Final FEI Jumping World Challenge Competition of the year! 🐎✨

Join us this Sunday, May 31st, 2026 at the Barbados Polo Club as Barbados’ top riders and horses take on their final FEI Jumping World Challenge courses of the season.

📍 Barbados Polo Club, Holders Hill, St. James
⏰ 8:30 AM
🎟️ Free Admission

Come out and support our talented riders as they compete for top honours in an exciting day of show jumping action!

Thank you to our supporters, sponsors, officials, volunteers, and everyone who has made this year’s series possible.

✨ UPDATED 2026 BEA SHOW CALENDAR ✨

The Barbados Equestrian Association is excited to announce the updated 2026 competition calendar — now featuring additional shows for the rest of the season ahead! 🐴🇧🇧

From FEI competitions to dressage, jumping, and eventing championships, we’re looking forward to another incredible year of sport, development, and horsemanship.

📅 Be sure to save the dates and stay tuned for schedules, prize lists, and entry information throughout the year.

🇧🇧 FEI Jumping World Challenge – Competition 2 🇧🇧

Join us at the Barbados Polo Club for the second leg of the FEI Jumping World Challenge, proudly hosted by the Barbados Equestrian Association.

This post includes:
• A welcome message from Barbados Polo Club President, Wayne Archer
• A message from BEA President, Monique Archer
• The schedule of events for the day
• Rider introductions for Competition 2
• A special thank you to our sponsors and supporters

We look forward to a fantastic day of show jumping as our riders take on the international stage from home soil.

🏇✨ The FEI Jumping World Challenge II is here!

📅 Sunday, 17th May
📍 The Barbados Polo Club, Holders Hill, St. James
🕘 8:30 AM Start Time | 7:30 AM Horse Inspection
🎟 Free admission — come out and support our local athletes

What a fantastic start to the FEI World Jumping Challenge – Competition 1 for Barbados 🇧🇧

Category A (1.20–1.30m)
Heather Walker & Noblelux delivered two superb clear rounds, stopping the clock in 57.73 in the speed round.

Category B (1.10–1.20m)
Monique Archer & Camross Diamond jumped a beautiful clear first round and finished the speed round with 8 jumping faults in a time of 69.03.

Category C (1.00–1.10m)
Jonathan Filardo & Largo picked up 8 jumping faults in round one and were unfortunately eliminated in round two.

Erin Skinner & L’Diamant Beauvais Z produced a lovely round but sadly missed a fence and were eliminated.

Naiya Hinds & Lipstick incurred 12 jumping faults in the first round and 24 in the second, finishing in 89.92 — and were awarded Best Presented Horse, kindly sponsored by Amanda Howell.

🇧🇧 Barbados proudly fielded an FEI team of Heather Walker, Monique Archer, and Naiya Hinds — the first time in many years that we have had a rider representing the country in each category.

National Class Results

0.50m Adults
🥇 Monique Truss & Gaucho
🥈 Antoria Bynoe & Jigsaw
🥉 Ellen Clark & Prince Hector

0.50m Juniors
🥇 Trinity Thompson & Mr Blue
🥈 Eva Hulsmeier & Luca
🥉 Lia Follows & Duke

0.60m Adults
🥇 Ellen Clark & Prince Hector

0.60m Juniors
🥇 Lucie Lemoine & Luca
🥈 Ivy Rosentreter & Pintada
🥉 Victoria Proverbs & Right On Time

0.70m Adults
🥇 Monique Truss & Gaucho
🥈 Stacey Alvarez & Daring David

0.70m Juniors
🥇 Imogen Hutchinson & Guns N Roses
🥈 Emily Dickson & Corlato
🥉 Lia Follows & Raziel

Well done to all riders, horses, and supporters who made this a successful opening competition 👏

📍FEI WJC Comp 2 - 17/05/2027
Details coming soon ✍️

📸 Allison Elliot