KATE Paskins and North by Northwest completed a victorious treble at a well-supported Petplan Area Festival.

The partnership suitably impressed judges Andrea Smith and Phyllis Beattie to lift the medium restricted title over a good weekend of dressage at Rowallan Activity Centre, Fenwick, Ayrshire (November 28-29).

They then added a further two victories at the same level in the Biotal Equine Gold winter qualifier and the Albion equivalent.

The Earlston rider also scored a novice success in the Blue Chip Feed Balancer winter qualifier riding Rondo Capriole, and concluded a successful weekend with a third at elementary in the SEIB winter qualifier riding Flawless.

“We had a great weekend, although very hectic with four horses to compete,” explained Kate, whose new yard Glenburnie Dressage specialises in horses of all ages and levels for dressage and eventing.

The nine-year-old thoroughbred gelding North by Northwest (Mika) is owned and bred by Denny Russell from Blair Atholl.

“He has been an amazing horse to compete as every time we think he has reached his max he always manages to go one better and win another title,” said Kate.

“A few years ago it was thought he would not be sound enough even for the field but with the help of my farrier, Nick Thorne, and good management we have managed to get three really successful years from him.

“We enjoyed a summer of eventing which I feel brought him back to dressage stronger and refreshed,” explained Kate.

The six-year-old KWPN Rondo Capriole is owned by Kate and her mother, Jane.

“He was bought with some money left to us from my late grandad and we named him in his memory (Barney Wilbur).

“He’s the biggest and youngest on the yard, but also the most loving, At 17.3hh., he looks like a model,” continued Kate

“He is really starting to show his real potential as every time out he is much more confident and finding it all quite easy now.

“ I am hoping that one day he and I will be at the top as our aim is grand prix!” she added.

“I think judges think he is older than he is, as he is so mature in his body but we always get nice positive comments.

“He achieved a nine for his halt in the warm up test he won this was very good as it has been a weak area for him.”

Flawless, a 14-year-old Hanoverian owned by Fran Cooper from Kelso, is the only mare on the yard and has been with Kate for less then a year.

“She competed at the summer regionals at novice and is now working well at elementary and towards medium in the spring, “ said Kate.

“She is a very easy girl and just takes everything in her stride.”

Guiseppe, an eight-year-old Hanoverian owned by Hilary Reid from Ancrum, who joined her in the spring, was Kate’s fourth ride and he contested three novice classes, finishing fifth in the Petplan.

“He has really benefited from consistent work and routine, “said Kate.

“ It has taken a while to convince him that he can do it easily and to be brave, and I felt he had grown up at the weekend.

“I’m working towards summer qualifications with all of them and then Hartpury in the spring with North by Northwest and Rondo Capriole,” she concluded.

Fiona Busby rode her homebred gelding Mr Beaujangles, to dual success winning the medium open and also adding the elementary equivalent.

By a Welsh cob stallion out of a thoroughbred mare, the bay made a remarkable recovery from serious injury as a youngster.

“He fractured his knee as a two-year-old and got a very poor prognosis,” explained the Langholm rider, who has helps from Teresa Graham.

Freelance instructor, Katie Barr, and Theodore 11, also claimed two Petplan titles at advanced medium and prix st georges.

The Lanark-based rider, who trains with Denise Shawns, describes the son of Troubadore as “just a lovely person, who would try all day to please me.”

The pair are no strangers to success, winning the Scottish Farmer medium final in 2007, and consistently qualifying for winter and summer regionals.

Preliminary champion was Laura Pemberton riding her four-year-old Welsh section D Magnet, who also won the Elevator winter restricted qualifier after gaining the area festival’s highest score of 69.16% from Lady Mary Hope.

Laura, in her first year of dressage, had made a five-hour journey from Liverpool to compete at Rowallan.

Wendy Raeside rode Rock Star to take the elementary restricted honours and also headed a novice restricted winter qualifier judged by Andrea Smith.

Wendy, who with her seven-year-old formed part of Scotland’s victorious team at the senior Home International, is looking forward to some training with Paul Hayler.

Cathy Lee rode Janet Spens’ nine-year-old Haver to win the novice open title, while restricted honours went to 14-year-old Elizabeth Shaw and her Irish sport horse The Burning Issue.

Harriet Tan and Tubalt were dual victors over the weekend, heading an open novice and also winning an SEIB winter qualifier at restricted elementary.

Joanne McNeill riding her 14-year-old part Irish Draught gelding Inishmore, won an elementary restricted qualifier.

By Inish St George, out of a pony mare, Druid has been with Joanne for seven years now and does “a bit of everything”.

“We are galloping at great speed towards being out of elementary, so have been trying to work on gaining confidence and consistency at medium, ready for the move up,” she added.