THREE Dressage Ireland-affiliated shows were staged last weekend, the first on Saturday by the Eastern Region at Marlton, where Sophie Orr claimed the day’s riding honours.

Orr partnered two five-year-old Connemara geldings in the 11-runner Preliminary DI6 judged by Nat O’Hanrahan (List 6) and, remarkably, recorded the same top score (72.50%) and collective mark (50) on both. These were Aughnasilla Pat (Western Boy - Cailín Críonna, by Boden Park Finnard), who now has 50 DI points to his credit, and Coumbrack Droichead (Anna Dooneen - Cournbrack Aoife, by Maam Hero), who has yet to be registered with DI.