It was a lovely spring day with plenty of sunshine and good entries for the April dressage competition.
Well done to every one that came, don't forget that the top 3 in each class qualify for the Sunshine Tour Championships 2026 at Hickstead Showground. Go to their website to register. The HDRC members win points towards the members dressage league.
Huge thank you to Liz Pellett, Charlotte Edwards, Kaylie Murdoch, Sue and Liv Nolan for stewarding and writing.
| Class 1 | Intro 1 | |||||||
| Rider | Horse | Section | Score | Coll | % | Snr | Jnr | Mem |
| Sharon Overington | Lake view Dynamite | Senior | 143 | 59 | 65 | 1st | No | |
| Phoebe Flexman | Molly | Senior | 144 | 59 | 64.55 | 2nd | No | |
| Serena Nicholls | Krispy | Senior | 139.5 | 57.5 | 63.41 | 3rd | No | |
| Tracey Wilson | Norman | Senior | 138 | 56.5 | 62.73 | 4th | No | |
| Yvonne Rees | Erik | Senior | 137.5 | 57.5 | 62.5 | 5th | No | |
| Laura Taylor | Quiz | Senior | 134 | 55.5 | 60.91 | 6th | No | |
| Sue Scates | Ted | Senior | 133 | 55.5 | 60.45 | 7th= | Yes | |
| Sophie Baker | Bookhamlodge Miss Furious | Senior | 133 | 55.5 | 60.45 | 7th= | No | |
| Julie Hellings | Sweetcombe Sunburnt | Senior | 132 | 55.5 | 60 | 9th | No | |
| Leeya Laxman | Cape Greco | Senior | 125.5 | 53 | 57.05 | 10th | No |
| Class 2 | Prelim 1 | |||||||
| Rider | Horse | Section | Score | Coll | % | Snr | Jnr | Mem |
| Marcus Gorman | Pasha | Senior | 174 | 43 | 69.6 | 1st | No | |
| Olivia Craddock | Cindy | Senior | 165.5 | 41 | 66.2 | 2nd | No | |
| Sue Walker | Tinx | Senior | 163.5 | 41.5 | 65.4 | 3rd | No | |
| Lorna Tullett | Tigan | Senior | 161 | 38.5 | 64.6 | 4th | Yes | |
| Laura Taylor | Quiz | Senior | 157.5 | 39 | 63 | 5th | No | |
| Venetia Mcmorran | Oxford JR | Senior | 154 | 38 | 61.6 | 6th | No | |
| Abigail Hodges | Beth | Senior | 151 | 36.5 | 60.4 | 7th | No | |
| Sophie Baker | Bookhamlodge Miss Furious | Senior | 145.5 | 37 | 58.2 | 8th | No | |
| Leeya Laxman | Cape Greco | Senior | 122.5 | 32 | 49 | 9th | No | |
| Evalyn Hill-Upperton | Nico | Junior | 149.5 | 36.5 | 59.8 | 1st | No | |
| Amelie Lingard | Florence the Machine (Flo) | Junior | 146.5 | 36.5 | 58.6 | 2nd | No |
| Class 3, Prelim 3 | ||||||||
| Rider | Horse | Section | Score | Collectives | % | Snr | Jnr | Mem |
| Jenny Hickman | Makkapakka | Senior | 160 | 40.5 | 66.66 | 1st | Yes | |
| Marcus Gorman | Pasha | Senior | 159 | 40.5 | 66.25 | 2nd | No | |
| Kirsty Mcintosh | De Barley Basket | Senior | 158 | 40.5 | 65.83 | 3rd | No | |
| David Ware | Stanley | Senior | 154.5 | 38 | 64.38 | 4th | Yes | |
| Serena Nicholls | Krispy | Senior | 154.5 | 37.5 | 64.37 | 5th | No | |
| Laura-Jayne Evans | Tullabeg Summer | Senior | 152 | 39.5 | 63.33 | 6th | No | |
| Sam Thompson | Dinan Dun & Dusted | Senior | 156.5 | 39.5 | 62.21 | 7th | No | |
| Debbie Gordon | Streamstown star | Senior | 148.5 | 37 | 61.88 | 8th | No | |
| Lorna Tullett | Tigan | Senior | 148.5 | 35.5 | 61.87 | 9th | Yes | |
| Isabella Webb | Midnight kisses | Junior | 153 | 37.5 | 63.75 | 1st | Yes | |
| Katie Wooding | Tilly | Junior | 149 | 37 | 62.08 | 2nd | No | |
| Isabella Webb | Beth | Junior | 141 | 34 | 58.75 | 3rd | Yes |
| Class 4, Novice 1 | |||||||
| Rider | Horse | Section | Score | Coll | % | Placing | Mem |
| Emma Langridge | Mr Godfrey | N/A | 175.5 | 43.5 | 70.2 | 1st | No |
| Sam Thompson | Dinan Dun & Dusted | N/A | 167.5 | 40.5 | 67 | 2nd | No |
| Kirsty Mcintosh | De Barley Basket | N/A | 164 | 40 | 65.6 | 3rd | No |
| Samantha Stevens | Dancer | N/A | 160.5 | 39 | 64.2 | 4th | No |
| Sophie Ruffer | Midnight kisses | N/A | 160 | 40 | 64 | 5th | Yes |
| Sophie Ruffer | Beth | N/A | 159 | 38 | 63.6 | 6th | Yes |
| Debbie Gordon | Streamstown star | N/A | 158 | 38 | 63.2 | 7th | No |
| Jackie Oxley | Stealth Project | N/A | 155 | 36 | 62.2 | 8th | Yes |
| Terry fallows | Icaro | N/A | 142.5 | 33.5 | 57 | H/C | No |
| Class 5 | Novice 3 | ||||||
| Rider | Horse | Section | Score | Coll | % | Overall Placing | Mem |
| Jane Ong | Namar | N/A | 163.5 | 40.5 | 65.4 | 1st | Yes |