HAVING come through Regional qualifiers, 17 squads vied for the team title at the Connolly’s Red Mills/Association of Irish Riding Clubs’ dressage championships, which were held at the midlands venue of the Mullingar Equestrian Centre in mid-August.

There was a very close result between the winning Hollybrook quartet of Helen Walsh (Belline Princess India), Joanne Logue (Little Lottie), Roisin McMackin (Courcel Queen Bee) and Amanda MacGowan (Calliaghstown Flight), who recorded a combined score of 418.55, and Tara Hill’s Jemma King, Jane Brady, Damien McCormack and Chris Carter, who had to settle for the reserve slot on 418.488.