METEOROLOGISTS, climatologists and astronomers may have been in agreement that spring had definitely sprung earlier in the week, but the weather on Saturday didn’t give lie to the Northern Region of Dressage Ireland naming their show at Danescroft as their Winter League Finals.

British Dressage’s Jane Howard (List 1) judged four of the seven championship classes, starting at Preliminary level, where 14 combinations appeared before her in the BD19. The result couldn’t have been tighter, with two competitors, on collective marks of 67 apiece, recording scores of 66.04%.