Area 17 Intermediate Dressage Qualifier 16th March 2024

Area 17 Intermediate Dressage Qualifier
It was smiles all round at Crofton on Saturday for the Area 17 Intermediate Dressage Qualifier with competitors thanking organisers Corinne Staples and Oonagh McGibbon plus their team including Jo Knight, Sam McEwan and Amy Richardson for such a hugely enjoyable and well-run event.
Some impressive scores resulted in first place positions for Daisy Brock in Prelim 14, Georgina Marks in Elementary 42 and Medium 63, Grace Sigournay in Prelim 18 and Novice 28; and a whole raft of placings from Meon members meant they took home some of the beautiful rosettes sponsored by The Liphook Equine Hospital. This included Team Polos bagging 2nd place and Teams Apples and Mints sharing the 3rd place position.
Meon member Philippa Clarke, who competed in the Prelim said,
“I was quite nervous before hand, but I’ve had such an enjoyable day out. It was the first time both my horse Dougal and I have ever done a prelim test and I’m so pleased with him. We didn’t get the highest score in the world but that doesn’t matter. We’ve got loads of positive comments and suggestions of things to work on. I’m really looking forward to the next one.”
Photo: Philippa Clarke with Dougal