Children’s Dressage Team Wins CEA Challenge
The Bermuda CEA Children’s Dressage Team have, for the third year in a row, captured first place in the CEA Children Dressage Challenge whilst Bermuda’s the Adult team placed second place to the Barbados.
Members of 2019 Bermuda Children team are Kayla Bardgett riding Causing Chaos, Maya DaSilviera riding Just Pete and Tyler James riding Happy Feet. Bermuda’s Adult team members are Angela Halloran-Smith riding Finnomenal AV, Virginia McKey riding Matinee and Abby Bardgett riding Cruise Control.
Maya DaSilviera, Tyler James, Kayla Bardgett and Canadian FEI Judge Brenda Minor of Canada
Riders competing the CEA competition are ranked both individually and by Country team. In addition to the commendable achievements of the Bermuda Teams, the following local riders achieved the Overall Highest Individual Score for their respective test categories.
Children Training Level Test 3
- Kayla Bardgett and Causing Chaos
Children Third Level, Test 1
- Kelsey Amos & Wiratoro
Children Fourth Level, Test 1
- Robin Stempel and Rossano Royal 2
Adult First Level test 3
- Abby Bardgett riding Causing Chaos
Adult Second Level Test 3
- Virginia McKey riding Matinee
Adult Fourth Level Test 1
- Angela Halloran Smith riding Finnomenal AV.
This year’s CEA Dressage Competition was judged by Canadian FEI 4* Judge Brenda Minor. Judge Minor travelled to all competing countries to judge at each event. This enabled riders to compete in the competition having to travel overseas.
This year’s competing countries were Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Trinidad & Tobago.
