THE final Dressage Ireland show of 2025 was staged by the Eastern Region last Saturday at Marlton Stud, where the judging duties fell to Ruth Daunt (List 4) and DI chairman Mark Ruddock (British Dressage List 1).

On a day when a small entry for the venue was further depleted by withdrawals, Daunt took charge of all classes up to and including Novice. She awarded her highest score (71.54) in the six-runner Preliminary D6 to Naomi Fisher on board her six-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare Fort Arthur Carefree (Fruits Of Love - Blackwater Dream Catcher, by Lancelot).