SNAINTON Riding Centre got its first affiliated British dressage competition of 2014 off to a flying start with a large turnout of local competitors covering all seven classes, which also included a class for the British Young Rider Dressage (BYRDS).

Verity Franks had a fruitful day taking home the spoils in three of her four classes, the first two being in the prelim on George with a four and seven per cent lead, respectively, and with Vygo-W a first and second place.

Dressage trainer and rider Charlotte Wilson, riding Minita Fleur, walked away with two firsts in the novice classes, and the best score of the day overall in the novice 37.

Young rider Eloise Fairclough, fresh from the national riding club’s dressage championships, where she finished seventh, and Jessica Sanderson, both in the BYRDS group, had a placing each in the prelim 19, which was a mixed-age class, including seniors and in the BYRDS class.

Results:

Class 1 prelim 15 – 1 Verity Franks & George, 2 Cara Shardlow and Regal Lilly, joint 3 Kimberley Emsley & Riverhead Outlaw and Kimberley Emsley and Evans Wood, 5 Anna Harris and A Strange Happening, joint 6 Victoria Lockey and Marco and Soulla Clarkson and Laburnum Darcy.

Class 2 prelim 19 – 1 Verity Franks and George, 2 Jessica Sanderson and Little Byroms Patchwork, 3 Eloise Fairclough & Abbey Park, 4 Soulla Clarkson and Laburnum Darcy, 5 Ellen Wilson and Cassanova 007. Class 3 novice 22 open – 1 Charlotte Wilson and Minita Fleur, 2 Natalie Widdowson and Hester Majestic, 3 Beth Robinson and Zalvadore L, 4 Cara Shardlow and Regal Lilly.

Novice 22 restricted – 1 Bethany Harrison and Tyersal Geldakota, 2 Jessica Sanderson and Little Byroms Patchwork.

Class 4 novice 37 open – 1 Charlotte Wilson & Minita Fleur, 2 Natalie Widdowson and Hester Majestic.

Novice 37 restricted – 1 Bethany Harrison and Tyersal Geldakota.

Class 5 elementary 40 open – 1 Verity Franks and Vygo-W.

Elementary 40 restricted – 1 Claire Wharton and Llangybi Santiago, 2 Beth Robinson and Utopia de Santarem, 3 Frances Lockey and Queen of Hearts, 4 Frances Lockey and Suffield Princess.

Class 6 elementary 53 open – 1 Verity Franks and Vygo-W.

Elementary 56 restricted – 1 Frances Lockey and Queen of Hearts, 2 Beth Robinson and Utopia de Santarem, 3 Claire Wharton and Llangybi Santiago, 4 Frances Lockey and Suffield Princess.

Class 7 BYRDS – 1 Beth Robinson and Zalvadore L, 2 Jessica Sanderson and Little Byroms Patchwork, Ellen Wilson and Cassanova 007, 4 Anna Harris and A Strange Happening, 5 Eloise Fairclough and Abbey Park, 6 Laura Robinson and Socks.