WHILE the focus of attention among international dressage fans last Saturday was on the world cup finals in Gothenburg, back home day one of the national winter finals in Cavan Equestrian Centre was of more immediate concern to members of Dressage Ireland.

The action got underway at eight o’clock that morning when the busy Tara Oliver appeared in Arena 1 before Gwyneth Lewis and Vida Tansey for the first Preliminary category three competition and, finished just after 5.30pm on Sunday by which time Rachel Dowley had won three titles.