DRESSAGE RESULTS FOR SUNDAY 13TH MARCH

The show season opened with our first Open Indoor Dressage Competition at Humberstone on Sunday 13th March. Despite other local dressage events, we were pleased to see a large entry of sixty-six competitors.

The day began at nine a.m. and finished just after five p.m., with a test running every five or six minutes. Our Junior members and their ponies bravely competed against adults in the same classes and all scores reflected a serious attempt to produce good tests. The riders are to be congratulated on the standard of turnout and the condition of their horses, at the end of such a muddy winter.

The arena did cause some spooking, and conditions were also exciting in the warm-up arena, with shooting over the marshes, driving ponies passing and galloping herds of grazing horses. However no-one fell off, which is a tribute to the competitors riding ability.

I would like to thank our two enthusiastic and knowledgeable judges, Marcia Fenwick and Carole Futter for their hard work over such a long day. Thank you to three writers, Marie Owen, Amanda Sheldrake and Vicky Collier. A big thank you to Tricia Harris, who stood in the chilly wind to steward the arena. I would also like to thank our scorer, John McVicar, for his contribution to the show. Thank you to Marie Owen for teaching me to set-up an arena and Sally Payne for helping to clear the ring.

I congratulate all rosette winners; the scores were very close in some classes. I was thrilled to see some competitors scoring over seventy percent. But every rider played their part in a day of wonderful club dressage.

Well done everyone.

Report by Ann McVicar

RESULTS

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