History & Achievements

Our History

Equestrian sport in Barbados has deep roots. In the 1960s, the Barbados Show Jumping Federation (BSF) was formed and, alongside the Barbados Polo Club and Barbados Turf Club, represented the horse world in Barbados.

Following the dissolution of the BSF, the Barbados Equestrian Association was established in the 1970s, with Sir Denys Williams serving as its first President. Since then, the BEA has become the principal governing body for equestrian sport in Barbados.

In 1992, Dressage was officially amalgamated into the Association under the guidance of the first Dressage Chairperson, Mrs. Elisabeth Roachford.

 International Representation & Achievements

Barbados has a strong record of international participation and success:

• 1994 – BEA affiliated with the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)
• 1995 – Barbados represented internationally for the first time at the Pan American Games (Show Jumping)
• 1998 – Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) formed; BEA became a member
• 2002 – Barbados won individual silver at the FEI World Dressage Challenge Finals in Hagen, Germany
• 2003 – Dressage team placed 8th of 19 countries at the Pan American Games (Santo Domingo)
• 2006 – Dressage team competed at the CAC Games (Colombia)
• 2010 – Dressage representation at the CAC Games (Puerto Rico)
• 2014 – Representation at the CAC Games (Xalapa, Mexico)
• 2015 – Representation at the Pan American Games (Caledon, Canada)
• 2018 – CAC Games (Barranquilla, Colombia):
  • Dressage: Roberta Foster (8th overall, Freestyle)
  • Show Jumping: Alexa Rodriguez
  • Eventing (first appearance): Laura Smith, Monique Archer & Zoe Archer
  • Eventing Team Bronze Medal
  • Individual placings: Monique Archer (5th), Zoe Archer (9th)
• 2023 - CAC Games (Dominican Republic)
  • Roberta Foster made history by winning Bronze in the Individual Dressage Freestyle, the first-ever individual equestrian medal for Barbados at the CAC Games. She scored 71.382 in the Intermediate Freestyle Grand Prix.
  • Zoe Archer placed 4th individually in the Eventing at the FEI 2* L section
  • Mackenzie Manning, finished 12th in the Individual Dressage Freestyle.