Having finished third of the three teams in last year’s inaugural FEI Eventing Nations Cup at Ballindenisk, the Irish will be bidding for improvement this weekend, writes John Tynan.

Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) chairman Pat Wall says not enough is being done to tackle deadly “rotational falls” in eventing, but the world governing body has disputed this.

Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) chairman Pat Wall says not enough is being done to tackle deadly “rotational falls” in eventing, but the world governing body has disputed this.

CIAN O’CONNOR gave himself an early Christmas present yesterday, winning the Welcome Stakes on the first day of the London International Horse Show in Olympia.

JESSICA KÜRTEN got her World Cup challenge off to a good start last night when third in the opening competition in Gothenburg, Sweden.