Riders and horses performed the elegant movements of dressage in classes ranging from the Advanced Medium test to Preliminary, and also included in the evening was the class for Purebred Arabians.

The Advanced Medium Class was won by the talented young rider Charlotte Drakeley riding Ronaldo from Abu Dhabi Royal Stables with a score of 65.5%. Charlotte has been missing from the scene for the last month but was pleased with her comeback performance. “It is still a new partnership and I haven’t been riding at this level for long. I am so pleased he has come back so well after his break from competing”.

Janis Jackson riding the impressive black gelding Vedo from Emirates Equestrian Centre was the runner up with 62.4%.

Winner of the Medium class with an impressive 67.9% was EEC’s Tracy Gill riding the Latvian bred mare Picarda. Following in second place with a very close score of 67.3% was Christel Langlois on her stallion R S Kahraman from Abu Dhabi Royal Stables. Third place went to Janis Jackson riding Vedo finishing with a score of 64.5%.

In the Elementary class the winning rosette went to Mikaela Bockstrom riding the striking chestnut stallion Hash du Val from Abu Dhabi Royal Stables, scoring 65.2%. Second was Jo McGowan riding the often temperamental palomino stallion Senator from Zabeel Riding Barn, and in third place was Dara McKenna riding the ex-race horse Galant Glory from EEC. Their scores were 64.5% and 63.8% respectively.

The Novice class was won by Susanna Foustok with a score of 66.3% riding the impressively moving Tristan from Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club. She was followed by EEC’s Tanja Bornmann riding her liver chestnut mare Excelsia Royal taking second place and third place went to the pair Mikaela Bockstrom riding Hash du Val.

In the Pure Bred Arabians class, EEC’s Amanda Brewer on her Gelding Mutamayazcame out on top with a score of 65.9%. Second in the class was Mohammed Lamhireche on Al Mijlas W’rsan from Abu Dhabi’s W’rsan Farm with 64.4% and third place went to Laila Dew on the EEC riding school horse Asaghir with 64.1%.

The Preliminary class for seniors was won with an impressive 68.60% by EEC rider Lucy Chalcraft on her up and coming youngster Flagmount’s Crackerjack. Second in the class was Jo McGowan on Minne El riding for Zabeel Riding Barn and finishing in third place Kelly Schmitt on Dancing Queen from Emirates Equestrian Centre.

Preliminary junior class was won, with the highest score of the evening 69.1%, by Cyndi Faber riding her big grey mare Boeing from Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club. EEC’s Alyssa Ritters on La Filippa E came in on second place and third place went to Madeleine Drakeley on her Arabian Sugar Creek Willy from Abu Dhabi Royal Stables.

The next event at Emirates Equestrian Centre will be Unaffiliated Show Jumping including the finals for the EEC Show Jumping League Event on March 1st. Entry is free of charge.