YORK and District Riding Club had to cancel their midweek showjumping competition last week due to torrential rain, but managed to go ahead with Saturday's dressage competition.

Several clubs from the area 4 riding clubs were struggling to find an alternative competition after the show cross championships for British Riding Clubs at Aston-le-Walls been cancelled, also due to the weather conditions.

Laura Barker and Laura Paterson had a place reversal of first and second in the intro a and prelim 18 tests, with each narrowly beating the other.

Katie Dixon, who stables her horses in Claxton, was more than pleased with her mount, Flintstone Karkatan, with a first and second in the prelim 7 and 12, respectively.

Katy Clegg, from Wigginton, in York, managed an accurate test to catch the eye of the judge in the prelim 12 to win on Caereini Conference Lad. Katy also notched a second on the same horse in the novice 24, along with a third on her other mount, Quorostan, in the same test.

Becky Blyton, from Haxby, in York, who stables alongside Katie Dixon, is on flying form with Autumn, having won her last two tests at Port Royal on the pairs.She went on to win the novice 24 and a fourth in the pick a test class. The pair are now trying to gain fitness in preparation for their eventing competitions in the autumn.

Jacqui Shipman made the journey over from Silpho Brow, near Scarborough, with Brawby Lane Ben to win the Pick - a test with some great scores and comments from the judge - and gained two nines for their canter work.

Jacqui is trying to get Ben out to as many different venues as possible with the aim of taking him to the area 4 dressage qualifiers in July at Richmond.

She said: “Ben is not the easiest horse and it has been a long difficult road but I am thrilled with the marks and comments today.”

The results were:

Intro A – 1 Laura Barker & Alfie, 2 Laura Paterson & Bonny Lad, 3 Barbara Boston & Russian Gold, 4 Dave Brackpool & Coda, 5 Gemma Tetley & Jayzee, 6 Jackie Snow & Bucks fizz.

Prelim 18 – 1 Laura Paterson & Bonny Lad, 2 Laura Barker & Alfie, 3 Jackie Snow & Bucks Fizz, 4 Dave Brackpool & Coda, 5 Barbara Boston & Russian Gold, 6 Claire Williams & Mello.

Prelim 7 – 1 Katie Dixon & Flintstone Krakatan, 2 Gayle Enion- Farrington & Caffrey, 3 Claire Williams & Mello.

Prelim 12 – 1 Katy Clegg & Caereini Conference Lad, 2 Katie Dixon & Flintstone Karkatan, 3 Gayle Enion- Farrington & Caffrey.

Novice 24 – 1 Becky Blyton & Autumn, 2 Katy Clegg & Caereini Conference Lad, 3 Katy Clegg & Quorostan.

Pick a test – 1 Jacqui Shipman & Brawby Lane Ben, 2 Pam Holroyd & Fragil Rock, 3 Sally Beeden & Double Spey, 4 Becky Blyton & Autumn.

Elementary 42 – 1 Sally Beeden & Double Spey, 2 Pam Holroyd & Fragil Rock, 3 Katy Clegg & Quorostan, 4 Jacqui Shipman & Brawby Lane Ben.