A MALTON horse rider and her cob pony were selected by the "first lady" of classical dressage, Sylvia Loch, to feature at the Classical Riding Clubs 21st anniversary event.
Laura Rafferty-Tow and her horse took part in the event on Saturday, July 30 in Keysoe, Bedford.
Ms Rafferty-Tow said: "I am a local rider with a chunky horse who only has short legs, yet he is featuring in a demo to be followed by a horse who was a team reserve at the last Olympics.
"I am registered as disabled and have psoriatic arthritis, so this is not only a privilege and unmissable opportunity, but a validation of all of the pain and hard work to train my horse correctly despite my own physical limitations."
The event was hosted by five of the world's foremost classical dressage trainers in an unprecedented gathering to demonstrate centuries old methods of training dressage kindly and correctly, whatever the breed or type of horse.
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