Ballindenisk will host the European Championships in 2019, if the Fell family ambitions are realised.

Para-equestrian riders had to dip into their own pockets, after expected funding for the Paralympics did not materialise, according to their chef d’equipe.

Show jumper Denis Lynch gave further notice of the potential of his up-and-coming stallion Contifex when fourth with the nine-year-old in the Rolex World Cup class in Bordeaux, France, at the weekend.

Denis Lynch has sealed Ireland's first win at this weekend's World Cup show in Zurich, in tonight's speed class.