THE Northern Region of Dressage Ireland held its Summer Finals in scorching conditions last Saturday at Danescroft where the judges were Maria Eilberg (British Dressage List 1), Jane Whitaker (DI List 2) and the recently upgraded Coreen Abernethy (DI List 4).

To qualify for the championship classes, combinations had to have scored 62% or higher at the level they wished to compete at two shows at least and two of those shows must have been in the Northern Region. Furthermore, riders must have completed their six hours help before the finals, a strictly enforced policy in this region.