Sarah Aitken achieves highest mark in dressage league second time in a row
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Entries in the Caithness Riding Club's winter dressage league competition were once again high with 45 tests ridden throughout Saturday.
For the second time running Sarah Aitken, riding Start Smart, achieved the highest percentage mark, scoring 73.39 in the Novice 27 class. The partnership also won the Novice 24 test with a score of 71.74.
Judging the second of the winter league competitions, held at the indoor school, Halkirk, was Kimberley Battleday from Fortrose.
Both senior introductory tests were won by Russell Skelton, of Team Skelton, who was making his debut in the dressage world riding his new cob Riley. They scored a very impressive 70.22 in the Intro C class.
Fearne McCarthy and her Welsh cob Boo also put on a great performance winning both the junior introductory tests.
On the Sunday young coach Frances Sutherland provided Evergreen lessons which went down well with all the riders taking part.
The next event in the riding club calendar is a weekend clinic with James Munro on November 28-29.
Results
Intro B (senior): 1, Russell Skelton, Riley 65.65; 2 Ruth Alexander, Harry, 61.52. Intro B (junior): Fearne McCarthy, Boo, (66.09 per cent). Intro C (senior): 1, R Skelton, 70.22; 2, Kira Fraser, Welly, 62.39; 3, R Alexander, 61.52. Intro C (junior): 1, F McCarthy, 68.70; 2, Emily Campbell, Scotty, 66.30; 3, E Campbell, Arty, 62.61. Prelim 1 (senior): 1, Rhona Omand, Kiki Dee, 64.21; 2, Lesley Forrest, Jazz, 62.63; 3, K Fraser, 60.53. Prelim 1 (junior): 1 Rowan Lee, Durran Pedro, 71.05; 2, E Campbell, Scotty, 68.42; 3, Liam Mackenzie, Henry, 67.89; 4, Danielle Sinclair, Skye, 66.58; 5, E Campbell, Arty, 65; 6, Jess Calder, Boris, 64.73; 7 R Lee, Thistledown on Every Street, 63.68; 8, Morven Mackenzie, Tiffin, 63.68; 9, J Calder, Bluebell, 62.89. Prelim 2 (senior): 1, Mary Miller, Poppy, 65.17; 2, L Forrest, 63.97. Prelim 2 (junior): 1 M Mackenzie, 71.89; 2, L Mackenzie, 70.17; 3, R Lee, Durran Pedro, 66.90; 4, R Lee, Thistledown on Every Street, 65.69; 5, J Calder, Bluebell, 64.83; 6, D Sinclair, 64.48; 7, J Calder, Boris, 60.17. Novice 24: 1, Sarah Aitken, Start Smart, 71.74; 2, Alison Gray, Nordy, 67.61; 3, M Miller, 64.78; Lynne Sutherland, Troy, 62.61; 5, Diane Ross, Delilah, 62.17. Novice 27: 1, S Aitken, 73.39; 2, Meghan Blackwood, Bob, 68.39; 3 A Gray, 67.14; 4, Emma Coghill, Sol, 66.25; 5, Frances Sutherland, Cosmo, 65.36; 6, L Sutherland, 63.04. Elementary 42: 1, Ruth Sutherland, Sterling, 68.44; 2, F Sutherland, 66.50; 3, M Blackwood, 66.25; 4, E Coghill, 65.94.
