IRELAND lie third in the FEI Nations Cup Series and preparations for a shot at Olympic qualification at next month’s European Championships in Madrid are on target, so, all in all, manager Robert Splaine is entitled to be reasonably satisfied.

TWENTY years after first competing at Dublin Horse Show, Shane Sweetnam is close to living his dream by lining out on the Irish team to contest tomorrow’s Nations Cup contest.

IRELAND show jumping manager Robert Splaine has blended two debutants with three riders boasting vast experience in his nations cup squad for next week’s Dublin Horse Show.

SHOW jumper Jessica Kurten put the disappointment of last weekend’s Paris grand prix behind her on Saturday to take the €300,000 Rolex Top 10 in Geneva, Switzerland, with her ‘wonder horse’ Castle Forbes Libertina.