THE Connolly’s Red Mills/AIRC national dressage championships were held last Sunday at the Mullingar Equestrian Centre, where the weather wasn’t as bad as the forecast but some competitors were caught in the few downpours.

“There was a very good atmosphere throughout the day and everything ran more or less to time thanks to the competitors, the judges and the volunteers all of whom turned up,” reported the AIRC’s general manager, Elaine Dunne.