AS the curtain came down on the 2015 northern region eventing season at Scarvagh House last Saturday, both Gillian Castles and Wini McFarlane bid adieu to their roles as scorers.

“There used to be three of us and we said that we would retire as one,” explained Gillian who, under her maiden name Irwin, competed through the junior and young rider ranks up to senior level with her best mounts being Goosey Lucy and Sportsfield Seconds Out.