THE Newcastle Lyons Branch, which has only 55 members, punched well above its weight at the Irish Pony Club’s national dressage day, which was staged last Friday at the CoilÓg Equestrian Centre, Co Kildare.

As testament to the coaching they receive from Fiona Hayes and Sonya McCormack, plus their own commitment to dressage, all representatives finished inside the top 10 in the eight competition classes, with four of them heading the final leaderboard in their respective divisions.