CORK eventing rider Patricia Ryan was yesterday named on the team for the European Championships, which begin today in Fontainebleau, France, while her husband Michael will contest as an individual.

SHOW jumper Jessica Kürten’s decision to travel to the Global Champions’ Tour (GCT) show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the weekend instead of this week’s Dublin Horse Show proved lucrative when she placed second in a jump-off class yesterday.