Riders and horses arrived from different parts of the UAE to take part in the show and they could choose from a 80cm class or a more challenging one meter class.

In the 80cm class the winning rosette went to Lesley Jones on her mare Kengarth Danielle from Emirates Equestrian Centre. The pair were heads above the rest, having scored 65.5% in the dressage and clear rounds of show jumping and cross country.

The second place went to Mark Barsby riding Red Fox from Desert Palm Stables, with third place going to Tanja Bornman from Emirates Equestrian Centre riding her own horse Excelsia Royal. In fourth place was Edith Christmas riding Lenamore Las Vegas and fifth place went to Kim Adams riding Foxy - both from Emirates Equestrian Centre.

The one meter class was won by Philippa Mains riding Coelho from Emirates Equestrian Centre. The pair led all day - with a dressage score of 60.5% and a clear round of show jumping and cross country.

Second place went to Nathalie Homer riding Quatro Nuevo from Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club. Third and fourth place went to EEC riders, Franck Fogarolo riding Dans Boy and Nicholas Bruylants on his bay stallion Kipling respectively. Fifth place in the class went to the only junior, Alyssa Ritters riding the mare La Filippa E.

Commenting on the day, Manager Paul McAuley was pleased with the results and turnout, saying “We see a growing interest for Eventing in the UAE and our One Day Events at Emirates Equestrian Centre are very popular”.

The next event at Emirates Equestrian Centre will be an affiliated dressage competition on Monday February 22nd followed by a show jumping competition on March 1st. Entry is Free of Charge.