Photos: Samantha Walton.
Around 250 competitors, supporters and committee members gathered at the Dalrymple Equestrian Centre for the Horse of the North social evening.
The night saw many laughs with the new president John Salmond being inaugurated and ‘parliamentary parties’ going head to head in team challenges.
Although the night didn’t stop there. Presentations were made to the winners of the first day’s events and finalists were announced for Saturday’s proceedings.