The two-day championships hosted by Leven Pony Club at Ulverstone Showgrounds marked the return of equestrian sport to the venue after a several-year absence.

Mersey Valley was the most successful club in the teams dressage events on Saturday.

The club followed up with more success in the jumping rings on Sunday to claim the Barwidgee Snowdon Trophy for the best performed club.

Mersey Valley’s Sharna Dolbey, 10, rode Everybody Tango in both disciplines and finished eighth in the grade 3 junior dressage and won divisional showjumping championship from Leven rider Darcy Miller on Little Tess.

Dolbey and Tango finished second to North Eastern Pony Club rider Amelia Ranson on Somersby Paterson in the grade 3 junior showjumping equitation.

A Southern zone scramble team of Hobart and Districts Pony Club together with Monmouth Pony and Riding Club finished first in the overall teams contest, but the Neika Perpetual Trophy for the best placed riders from a single club across all three grades went to Mersey Valley.

The combination of Tayla Smith riding in grade 1, Lillie Connelly in grade 2 and Sharna Dolbey in grade 3 helped secure the trophy.

Connelly rode Audrey Hepburn, a mount she has ridden for only 10 months, to victory in the grade 2 event with scores of 68.276 in the novice 2.3 test and 68.0 in the novice 2.2 test.

Connelly also backed up to win the grade 2 showjumping equitation.

A highlight of the program was the choreographed team events in ring 1 in front of hundreds of spectators and other competitors.

The four riders of Hobart and Districts Pony Club – Ashleigh McSherry, Jessica Newell, Jemma Curtain and Laura Monty – impressed judges in the quadrille to win from Mersey Valley.

Three clubs gave their juniors an extra taste of dressage competition with costumed riders from Fern Park, Mersey Valley and Birralee and Districts clubs performing choreographed routines in the musical ride.

Judges gave first place to Fern Park’s team of five, coached by Kenya Broad, while Mersey Valley overcame difficulties with playback of its music track to place second with its massive team of 10 riders in the ring at the same time.

The next State Pony Club event is the Prince Phillip Mounted Games to be held in the first weekend of June when the top two club teams that qualify from each zone will progress to the state finals in both senior and junior competition.

Dressage (Saturday, April 1) Individual results - Grade 1: Emma Watson, Lombardo (Monmouth), 1; Jessica Cowan, Raise the Colours (Deloraine) 2; Olivia Lawson, Exmoor Flynn (Tas) 3; Demi Rowlandson, Jellystone Park Manhattan (Monmouth) 4; Chelsea Davis, Sir Rodger (Launceston) 5; Bethany Hirst, Pretzel (Birralee District) 6; Tayla Smith, Lethal Contender (Mersey Valley) 7; Madelene Evans, Aslams Phenomenum (West Tamar) 8; Sarah Webb, Silver Royal (Monmouth) 9; Leearn McNamara, Hobson (Fern Park) 10.

Grade 2: Lillie Connelley, Audrey Hepburn (Mersey Valley) 1; Bella Heritage, Sir Rollington (West Tamar), 2; Adele Rechberger, Ci Dara Regina, (West Tamar) 3; Caytlyn Richardson, Catch Me Casey (Launceston) 4; Jessica Newell, It’s No Impression (Hobart) 5; Ahli den Exter, Cosmic Vandal (Hobart) 6; Jenna Waterworth, Funky Chunky (Tas) 7; Maddison Rees, Savannah Storm (Biralee District) 8; Laura Chalmers, Gamechanger (Tas) 9; Jemma Curtain, Jellystone Park Bundaberg (Hobart) 10.

Grade 3 Seniors: Gemma James, GE Bliss (North Eastern) 1; Bethany McGregor, Hazel (North Eastern) 2; Ashley Reader, Brad Pitt (Lilydale District) 3; Ashleigh McSherry, HHM Rejoice (Hobart) 4; Belinda Oakley, Lindor Remix (Mersey Valley) 5.

Grade 3 Juniors: Ruby Archer, Rochell’s Pride (Midlands) 1; Amelia Ranson, Somersby Paterson (North Eastern) 2; Madeline Pearn, Fairlea Francesca (Tas), 3; Abbey Watson, Tatooka Rock Out (Monmouth), 4; Bronte McShane, Karoola Banjo (Monmouth), 5; Georgia van der Drift, Captain Smarty (Inglis), 6; Chloe McFarlane, Forestway Tempranillo (Tas), 7; Sharna Dolbey, Everybody Tango (Mersey Valley), 8; Alexandra Mulcaster, Done Deal (Leven), 9; Bella Jones, Scarabrae Ali (Leven), 10.

Individual Prydes Easifeed trophies - Trevor Gibson Memorial Trophy (Grade 3): Ruby Archer (Midlands). Kentish Trophy (Grade 2): Lillie Connelly (Mersey Valley).

Huon Pine Trophy (Grade 1): Emma Watson (Monmouth).

Musical ride: Fern Park 1; Mersey Valley 2; Birralee & Districts 3

Dressage Association of Tasmania Trophy (Quadrille): Hobart & District, 127.826 pts, 1; Mersey Valley, 120.87, 2.

Overall teams placings: Monmouth/Hobart No. 1, 412.85, 1; Mersey Valley, 410.24, 2; Tas., 406.96 3; Monmouth/Hobart No. 2, 393.021, 4; Launceston, 390.56, 5; West Tamar, 381.55, 6; Fern Park/Inglis No. 1, 373.77, 7; Fern Park/Inglis No. 2, 358.82, 8.

Neika Perpetual Trophy : Mersey Valley.

Showjumping (Sunday, April 2) West Tamar Perpetual Trophy (Grade 1 Championship): Adele Rechberger, Ci Dara Regina (West Tamar) 1; Sophie Orchard, Kite Runner (Deloraine) 2; Tayla Smith, Lethal Contender (Mersey Valley) 3; Ashley Steele, Mass Exodus (Monmouth) 4; Demi Rowlandson, Jellystone Park Manhattan (Monmouth) 5; Danielle Whatley, Vallee Park Cisco (Deloraine) 6; Lucie Riley, Fallontino (Deloraine) 7; Abby Campton, La Ruby (Fern Park) 8; Chelsea Davis, Sir Rodger (Launceston) 9; Erin Stones, Bobby (Leven) 10.

Small Profit Trophy (Grade 1 Equitation): Tayla Smith, Lethal Contender (Mersey Valley) 1; Demi Rowlandson, Jellystone Park Manhattan (Monmouth) 2; Sophie Orchard, Kite Runner (Deloraine) 3; Emily Ruffo, My Danny Dazzler (Tas.) 4; Erin Stones, Bobby (Leven), 5; Adele Rechberger, Ci Dara Regina (West Tamar) 6.

Southern Zone Perpetual Trophy (Grade 2 Championship): Bronte McShane, Karoola Banjo (Monmouth) 1; Bella Heritage, Sir Rollington (West Tamar) 2; Sarah Webb, Silver Royal (Monmouth) 3; Demi Rowlandson, Rowland Park Ruby Tuesday (Monmouth) 4; Sophie Roles, Happent (Deloraine) 5; Bethany Hirst, Pretzel (Birralee) 6; Bethany Hirst, Partly Cloudy (Birralee) 7; Erin Stones, Wyspa (Leven) 8; Holly Gudsell, Tumara Lodge Ran Dancer (West Tamar) 9; Jenna Waterworth, Funky Chunky (Tas.) 10.

Hiawatha Trophy (Grade 2 Equitation): Sarah Webb, Silver Royal (Monmouth) 1; Lillie Connelly, Audrey Hepburn (Mersey Valley) 2; Laura Chalmers, Gamechanger (Tas) 3; Jemma Curtain, Jellystone Park Bundaberg (Hobart) 4; Demi Rowlandson (Rowland Park Ruby Tuesday (Monmouth) 5; Bethany Hirst, Partly Cloudy (Birralee) 6.

Grade 3 Senior Championship: Regan Heathcote, Wellbrook Serenity (Deloraine) 1; Gemma James, GE Bliss (North Eastern) 2; Bethany McGregor, Hazel (North Eastern) 3; Lucie Riley, Lacento (Deloraine) 4; Sophie Rowlands, Tryst of Fate (Monmouth) 5; Britney Cooper, Just A Dreamer (Leven) 6.

Grade 3 Senior Equitation: Bailey Elias, Gairloch Gold (Tas.) 1; Regan Heathcote, Wellbrook Serenity (Deloraine) 2; Bethany McGregor, Hazel (North Eastern) 3; Gemma James, GE Bliss (North Eastern) 4; Sophie Orchard, Zaafulu (Deloraine) 5; Ashleigh McSherry, HHM Rejoice (Hobart) 6.

Stormy Weathers Perpetual Trophy (Grade 3 Junior Championship): Sharna Dolbey, Everybody Tango (Mersey Valley) 1; Darcy Miller, Little Tess (Leven) 2; Ruby Archer, Rochell’s Pride (Midlands) 3; Bella Jones, Scarabrae Ali (Leven) 4; Milanna Bignell, Xcella (Mersey Valley) 5; Asha Lamprey, Archerville Jazz Dancer (Mersey Valley) 6; Kiah Mansfield, NG Majestic Star (Leven) 7; Samuel Dyke, Marley and Me (Monmouth) 8; Laura Monty, PEC Archie Three (Hobart) 9; Abbey Watson, Tatooka Rock Out (Monmouth) 10.

Northern Zone Trophy (Grade 3 Junior Equitation): Amelia Ranson, Somersby Paterson (North Eastern) 1; Sharna Dolbey, Everybody Tango (Mersey Valley) 2; Lauryn Bingley, Odyssey Rush (West Tamar) 3; Asha Lamprey, Archerville Jazz Dancer (Mersey Valley) 5; Jessica Newell, It’s No Impression (Hobart) 6.

Fern Glade Perpetual Trophy (overall showjumping team): Monmouth No. 1, 1; Mersey Valley 2; Monmouth No. 2, 3; West Tamar 4; Leven 5; Fern Park 6; Tas. 7.

Bawridgee Snowdon Trophy (Best performed club over Dressage and SJ Championships): Mersey Valley Pony Club.

Bon View Roger Trophy (Best performed rider-horse combination in the dressage, jumping and eventing championships): Gemma James, GE Bliss (North Eastern).