WITH lockdown restrictions beginning to ease, on Sunday, April 18, competitors in the Robinson's Equiteach Winter Dressage League at Tunstall Farm in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, were at last able to complete the 2020/21 series.
As usual, classes were well supported and ran throughout the day, ranging from a Pony Club lead rein test through to novice. Where entries permitted, classes were split into junior and senior sections. In order to comply with social distancing guidelines, presentations were made outside, with the winners bathed in glorious sunshine. Sunday's class results and series championship results were as follows:
Class 1 PC 1 Test: 1 S Whitehead (Bella), 2 J Whitehead (Blue), 3 F Johnson-Burke (Pod), 4 A Carmen (Brandy);
Class 2 Intro C Junior Section: 1 P Slaney (Rocky), 2 K Marsden (Tubby), 3 E Slaney (Paddy);
Senior Section: 1 L Humphreys (Larry), 2 S Mayberry (Sym), 3 C Thompson (Bambi), 4 C Rogers (Lucie), 5 J Goodall (Cav), 6 J Oxlee (Socks);
Class 3 Prelim 2 Junior Section: 1 J Hooper (Homer), 2 M Hill (Frankie), 3 L Kirwen (Marble), 4 C Donaher (Socks);
Senior Section: 1 S Mayberry (Sym), 2 G Smith (Harley), 3 J Goodall (Cav), 4 M Hutchinson (Jasper), 5 J Bowles (Panda), 6 C Rogers (Lucie);
Class 4 Novice Junior Section: 1 B Hill (Paddy); Senior Section : 1 J Wilson (LT), 2 H Bowles (Rainbow), 3 W Hanley (Pilar);
Winter Championship 2020/21: Class 1: 1 S Whitehead (Bella), 2 J Whitehead (Blue), 3 F Johnson-Burke (Pod), 4 A Carmen (Brandy);
Class 2 Junior Champions: 1 P Slaney (Rocky), 2 K Marsden (Tubby), 3 E Slaney (Paddy);
Class 2 Senior Champions: 1 C Rogers (Lucie), 2 C Thompson (Bambi), 3 S Mayberry (Sym), 4 L Humphreys (Larry), 5 C Goode, 6 W Dickens;
Class 3 Junior Champions: 1 J Hooper (Homer), 2 M Hill ( Frankie), 3 L Kirwen (Marble), 4 C Donaher (Socks);
Senior Champions: 1 J Bowles (Panda), 2 W Hanley (Pilar), 3 G Smith (Jasper), 4 M Hutchinson (Jasper), 5 (equal) C Rogers (Lucie) & C Goode, 6 (equal) S Mayberry (Sym) & J Scott;
Class 4 Junior Champion: 1 B Hill (Paddy);
Senior Champions: 1 (equal) W Hanley (Pilar) & K Hunton (Raz) 2 (equal) J Bowles (Panda) & K Hunton (Romeo) 3 J Wilson (LT), 4 H Bowles (Rainbow)
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