Welcome to Horse & Hound’s live blog from the 2026 LeMieux National Dressage Championships. Our dressage editor Oscar Williams will be on the ground at Somerford Park, bringing you results, highlights and reaction as it happens.
From prelim to grand prix, we’ll be following the action across every arena and catching up with riders as the titles are decided. Refresh this page throughout the day for updates, or follow us on social media for more.
Results are in from this morning’s Equissage Gold Para Dressage Championships:
Sophie Wells rounded off a superb season with a one-two in grade V, winning on MSJ Gold Standard – the mare she rode to an emotional individual gold at last month’s World Championships in Aachen – ahead of her own second ride, Ontario HL.
In grade I, Mari Durward-Akhurst topped the class on Watermill Cruise, stepping into the breach left by the retirement of long-serving partner Athene Lindebjerg, who carried her to individual silver at Aachen.
Results are in from this morning's Equissage Gold Para Dressage Championships:
Grade I
1st: Mari Durward-Akhurst – Watermill Cruise (71.67%)
2nd: Elan Williams – Nalique (71.18%)
3rd: Susanna Wade – Premier Royal Mint (69.72%)
Grade II
1st: Georgia Wilson – Koningin Rava LH (72.56%)
2nd: Vicky Earnshaw – Midline Rioja (65.72%)
3rd: Julie Payne – Divinity (65.39%)
Grade III
No entrants
Grade IV
1st: Laura Scott – CEI Summer Days (69.91%)
2nd: Sara Bates – Tango VII (69.1%)
3rd: Katie Radzik – Korsgårds Tempt-Hit (68.15%)
Grade V
1st: Sophie Wells – MSJ Gold Standard (71.54%)
2nd: Sophie Wells – Ontario HL (67.98%)
3rd: Loretta Joynson – Tresais Lancelot (63.11%)
Gareth Hughes has just ridden in the Fairfax Saddles PSG Gold, scoring 70.21% on Morricone III to go into provisional second behind Matt Frost and Lenika (70.53%).
The 10-year-old stallion looks a good prospect for the future – Gareth describes him as a “stunning-looking horse who is good in both collection and extended paces.”
It’s a mammoth class with 41 competitors and we’re only five in, so there’s still plenty of time for the leaderboard to change.
Thursday
Hello, it’s Oscar here at a blustery Somerford Park. Today’s championships include the Fairfax Saddles prix st georges (PSG) gold – featuring standout combinations like Gareth Hughes on up-and-coming star Morricone III and Laura Tomlinson on Ostmarks Digal – plus the HorseQuest elementary silver, the Stübben inter I gold and the Absolute Equestrian Collective prelim silver.
The Equissage para gold championship was on early and has already wrapped up – we’ll be bringing you reactions from the winners as we get it.