RISING equestrian star Louisa Lockwood's eventing season got off to the best possible start when she won on her first ride at her first event of the year.

Tiger Shark, a nine-year-old gelding bought just before Christ-mas, won his novice class at Surrey's Stilemans Horse Trials on Sunday.

Jointly owned by Louisa and Alison Hues, the horse's next outing will be at Intermediate level and is being aimed at Windsor's two-star 3-DE event in May.

Louisa is competing at Tweseldown this weekend.