RESULTS OF THE RDA NATIONAL DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 FOR PENNIWELLS:

This year we took 7 riders and 5 ponies from Penniwells along with 4 staff and many volunteers. We arrived at Hartpury College in Gloucester on Friday lunchtime, unloaded and got ourselves settled in. All tents went up and the ponies found their stables happily.

Hartpury is a great venue and this year some of our riders had the opportunity to ride in the brand new 70m X 40m indoor arena - what an experience for them and the ponies!

Our riders took part over the two days and all did extremely well. Here are the results!

SATURDAY

Michael Murphy    1st TEST 2      1st  Freestyle 1a

Chris Mayor         6nd Test Eb      2nd Combined training

Paul Thurgood      6th Combined training

SUNDAY

Ellenor Askew      2nd Test 13  G2     1st Freestyle G2     4th Best turned out

Naomi Wunsh      1st junior Test 13 G2     Clear round Handy pony

Abbie Waller       3rd  Test 32 GV            4th Freestyle GV

Mari Durward-Akhurst   4th Test 32 G3     7th Freestyle G3

This was a fantastic weekend for all who took part and for those who came to help.  Thank you to all who did come to help. It was lovely to see all our riders getting on so well and helping out with the grooming and mucking out etc that all needed doing!

WELL DONE!