THE second of two Flexi Eventing competitions organised by the Northern Region of Eventing Ireland was held last Saturday at The Meadows Equestrian Centre where, again, the dressage phase took place on grass.

On a day dominated by female riders, young Ben Foster from Carrickfergus did his bit for the men when landing the 43-runner Intro class on Anita Doherty’s Fitz (76.3%) who, at the age of 20, is seven years older than his delighted partner.