PORT Royal kicked off the New Year with its first dressage competition of the year.

Thankfully it seems to be one of the few local competition venues that has escaped flooding and allowed people to get their horses out competing.

Young Megan Bainbridge seems to be intending keeping hold of last year’s track record with a win in the prelim 3 section.

Heather Woodhead and Welsh Dancer took away two red ribbons in the senior prelim sections with comfortable wins.

Mark Holmes and his Appaloosa gelding, Kingfisher, are a pair getting some practice preparation in readiness for the British Eventing season; the pair managed a close second place in the prelim 7 and a joint fifth in the tight scoring novice 27.

The results were: Prelim 3 junior -1 Megan Bainbridge & Big Star Barney, 2 Megan Scott & Norah, 3 Olivia Clark & Rocket Ronnie, 4 Molly Robinson & Tommy, 5 Juliet Lennox & Curlea Kate.

Prelim 3 senior – 1 Heather Woodhead & Welsh Dancer, 2 Alisha Cowburn & Elkabito, 3 Sarah Tobbell & Little Atom, 4 Katie Slocombe & Dan, 5 Kelly Warrior & Phoenix.

Prelim 7 junior – 1 Olivia Clark & Rocket Ronnie, 2 Molly Robinson & Tommy.

Prelim 7 senior – 1 Heather Woodhead & Welsh Dancer, 2 Mark Holmes & Kingfisher, 3 Claire Saddler & Our Joan, 4 Katie Slocombe & Dan.

Novice 28 – 1 Katie Stephens Grandy & Greenvale Audacity, 2 Clarissa Hall & Blaze, 3 Lucy Northern & Jenta, 4 Lucy Pearson & Superman, 5 Katie Ford & Gem, 6 Claire Saddler & Gem.

Novice 27 – 1 Alisha Cowburn & Elkabito, 2 Lucy Northern & Jenta, 3 Clarissa Hall & Blaze, 4 Alice Thorpe & Smartie, 5= Mark Holmes & Kingfisher and Katie Stephens Grandy & Greenvale Audacity, 6 Natalie Boddy & Luie.

Intro B – 1 Ellen Warters & Rosie, 2 Kim Bennington & Sunny, 3 Wendy Cattle & Boo.

Intro B junior – 1 Gracie Frances & Patchwork Puzzle, 2 Keeley Sharp & Alban Comet.

Intro 1 – 1 Wendy Cattle & Boo, 2 Ellen Warters & Rosie, 3 Selina White & Pixie, 4 Kelly Warrior & Phoenix.

BE 92 – 1 Katie Stephens Grandy & Greenvale Audacity, 2 Emily Lyon & Archie.