Our dressage competition was well attended on Sunday and everyone seemed to enjoy the day with lots of riders winning rosettes.
There were some lovely horses and the judges both commented on the high standard of turnout and excellent riding skills.

Here are the results:

Class 1 Intro A
1st Adele Taylor & Maizy 82.17%
=2nd Joanne Hewitt & Taylormade 78.70%
=2nd Gerry Savage & Blues Tip Top Two 78.70%
4th Ruth Nixon & Wrda Willow 76.96%

Class 2 Beginners Freestyle
1st Adele Taylor & Maizy 76%
2nd Joanne Hewitt & Taylormade 73.5% (22.5)
3rd Lauren Woodward & Paddy 73.5% (21)
4th Samantha Cammack & Todleyhall Issac 71%

Class 3 Prelim 4
1st Joanne Gill & Dylan 78.64%
2nd Katie Lomas & Boris 67.73%
3rd Harriet Haslem & Just Fred 66.82%
4th Oliver Bates & Tommy Tickle 66.36%

Class 4 Freestyle
1st Polly Edmondson & Regal 82%
2nd Deborah Cayton Lee & Wrda Amber 79%
3rd Elizabeth Holdsworth & Topper Harley 69%
4th Stacey Higgins & Honey 66%

Class 5 Prelim 18
1st Joanne Gill & Tosh 79.58%
2nd Joanne Gill & Dylan 79.17%
3rd Katie Lomas & Boris 77.92%
4th Adele Taylor & Maizy 74.17%

It was great to watch the entries in the two Freestyle classes. Some riders had worked out their test to music, others put some moves together without music. It was obvious that riders had spent a lot of time working out the routine and finding the right music to match the horses paces.
On Sunday all the tests looked fantastic and great fun; and I hope this will inspire other riders to try our Freestyle classes in future.

Thank you to everyone who came, your entry fees will help to keep our RDA group up and running & thank you to the volunteers who gave up their Sunday to help run this event.

Look out for our next competition in April 2009