DRESSAGE rider Rachel Dowley had more than one reason to celebrate last week, as on top of earning three top-12 placings at her first senior CDI***, she also secured a sponsorship deal with Dressage by Design in association with Kieffer, the German saddle manufacturer.

The Ascona dressage saddle in which Dowley’s top horse Cadens competed at Keysoe last week was supplied and fitted by Dressage by Design’s proprietor Collette Ward, and despite having ridden in it for only three weeks, Dowley has already felt its benefits.