Kudos is due Horse Sport Ireland for securing Investec as the first corporate sponsor of the Irish show jumping team.

Ireland show jumping manager Robert Splaine celebrated his birthday on Wednesday and, no doubt, he will be hoping his team present him with a suitable gift in today’s Furusiyya Series nations cup in St Gallen, Switzerland.

Equestrian: Show jumpers Dermott Lennon and Paul O’Shea won feature classes on opposite sides of the Atlantic at the weekend.

Show jumper Liam O’Meara maintained his lead in the HSI/Connolly’s Red Mills Spring Tour yesterday, when second at Cavan Equestrian Centre.

A call-up for nations cup duty with MHS Going Global means Greg Broderick will miss the chance to repeat his gold medal performance at next week’s World Breeding Championships at Lanaken, Belgium, with Super Chilled and Alberta Mist.