RDA National Championships Report
In July 2022 the RDA National Championships took place at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire after an absence of 2 years due to Covid. Unfortunately the Sunday events had to be cancelled due to the extremely hot weather, but Northern Ireland Region were well represented by 9 riders from Omagh and Longstone Groups on Friday and Saturday and did us proud as usual. Only 2 of them had ever competed at this level before but everyone came home with rosettes and a smile on their faces.
The report below is by Catherine Magee, Omagh volunteer.
Wow! What an amazing weekend at the RDA UK National Championships! Omagh RDA had 9 brilliant riders competing across 4 disciplines and every single rider placed on the national stage. All riders showed great sportsmanship and represented Inspires Stables with pride.
A massive thank you goes out to the amazing team of volunteers, sponsors and supporters who made the whole event possible. Special thanks goes to Harry and Magella McEvoy for giving up their time and taking such good care of our horses while transporting them and supporting us, they made team Omagh complete. We are very grateful to MGM Logistics and MGM Custom Clearance for handling the logistics and organisation of the horse transport. Thanks also goes to Omagh Wheelers for the kind loan of their Gazebo which kept our team cool under the sun. The generosity of our long-standing sponsors Boyd Bedding ensured our horses were comfortably stabled throughout the championships.
The Results are as follows:
Alesha McCrossan:
Showing 2nd (Baloo), Horse Care & Knowledge Distinction, Best Turned Out (Apollo)
Leah McBride (Corbally Paris):
Showing 3rd, Countryside Challenge 2nd, Best Turned 2nd, Dressage Walk Trot 8th
Naomi Elkin (Apollo):
Championship Dressage Grade IV 2nd, Showing 4th
Ellie McCusker:
Championship Dressage Grade VI 2nd (Saxon), Showing 4th (Balloo)
Cian Arthur (Something Else Again):
Championship Dressage Grade VI 6th
Brooke McCrossan (Corbally Paris):
Best Turned Out 6th, Countryside Challenge 9th, Horse Care & Knowledge Endeavour
Chantelle Fox (Balloo):
Countryside Challenge 6th
Molly McCabe (Something Else Again):
Championship Dressage Grade VI Canter 2nd, Showing 6th
Victoria Dolan (Something Else Again):
Best Turned Out 4th
Full results can be found here
