THE first of three standalone legs of this year’s DAFM autumn development series for eventing was held last Saturday at The Meadows where Vanda Stewart and Lucinda Webb-Graham judged the dressage tests in two well-decorated arenas before horses moved on to the Aaron McCusker-built show jumping tracks.

Ahead of their journey over to Blenheim Castle for this week’s European eventing championships, Sarah Ennis and Ian Cassells popped up to Lurgan with some of the younger members of their strings in search of the excellent prize money on offer. Ennis was particularly well rewarded with a winning double, while Cassells had to settle for second in both of those combined training classes.