YOUNG riders at Hurworth Pony Club celebrated a double success this week.

Teams from the club secured first and third place at the pony club games area trials in West Yorkshire.

The top-three spots mean both groups will progress to the zone championships, to be held in Newark on July 28.

A spokesman for the club said they were on cloud nine after their success.

Pictured above, from left, are the successful Hurworth Pony Club teams: Matthew Backhouse, Sarah Adamson, Abigail Sadler, Roz Mogridge, Darcy Rainford-Blackett, Fiona Sanderson, Claire Goacher, Sally Morrison and Bradley Rainford-Blackett