(British Dressage) – British dressage was well represented by Junior and Young Riders at Roosendaal CDIYPJ over the weekend (4 – 6 May). The competition, held at Den Goubergh in the Netherlands encompassed both team and individual classes for Ponies, Juniors and Young Riders. A total of 12 British combinations made the trip, and these upcoming dressage riders of tomorrow produced some promising results.

14-year-old Erin Williams did particularly well, coming first in the CDIO Ponies Team Championship on the striking palamino mare, Dynasty. They produced a fantastic test to take the top spot with 72.73%, with just 0.04% separating the British pair from second placed Dutch rider Sanne Vos on Champ of Class. The rest of the British Team included Maisie Scruton and Rembrandt DDH, Bethany Horobin and Gigiolo and Robyn Smith with Siepke’s Celtic. Their combined performances secured third place for the team overall, just behind the Netherlands and Germany.

In the CDIO Ponies Individual – a very close run test, Maisie Scruton and Rembrandt were 5th (69.63%) with Erin and Dynasty in 8th with 69.18%. Dynasty also performed well in the CDIO Pony Kur as she and Erin took second place to the Dutch combination that they beat in the Team competition. Maisie Scruton and Rembrandt came sixth.

There was further success for Erin in the Junior classes with Fleurie. They were third in CDIO Junior Team Championship scoring 70.00%, just 0.65% behind the Italian winner Chiara Prijs Vitale. The pair also came fifth in the Junior Kur and sixth in the CDIO Juniors. Gabrielle Lucas and Laurentius were eighth in the same class.

In the CDI/CDIO Young Riders Consolation Class, another closely fought competition, Eilidh Grant and Comanche Crumble were fifth on 68.68% and Olivia Oakeley and Donna Summer were in ninth place with 67.50%.

For full results visit PSC Den Goubergh.

Photo Courtesy of British Dressage – Erin Williams and Dynasty