Young TT women main hope in show jumping

ADRIANO CAMACHO 17, Melissa Inglefield, 15, and Samantha Montserin, 20, will represent Trinidad and Tobago in the PSI Federation Equestre International (FEI) World Jumping Challenge for the first time today and tomorrow at the Police Mounted Branch, Long Circular Road. Camacho will ride "Majestic Seven," Montserin will mount "Xante" and the youngest competitor, Inglefield, will ride "Francisco" in the four-round competiton contested in two Category "A" and "B". The competition, which was created in 1979 to provide international experience for less experienced jumping riders, will begin at noon on each day and will be presided over by FEI Show Jumping Judge Sarah McCartney. There will be both individual and team results and scores will be tallied against our region and the world in Category "B".

This region includes Barbados, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Bermuda, which produced last year's winner Ann Lindroth on "Central Carolina." One feature of the competition, which caters to countries that do not traditionally compete internationally, is the fact that competitors do not leave their country to participate. Last year's participation shows a growing interest and popularity since the competition's conception in 1979 when there were only eight countries involved. Last year featured 47 countries in Category "A" and 31 in Category "B" and the competition has produced riders that still compete at an elite level internationally.