Riders praise Horse Show as ‘best in the world’

THE five-day Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, which ended yesterday, is now recognised as the best in the world, according to visiting riders and officials.

Competitors praised the improvements carried out by the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) to the main jumping arena and the provision of other facilities at the 42-acre Ballsbridge showgrounds.

The comments were conveyed to the RDS before and after the Meydan FEI Nations Cup for the Aga Khan Trophy in which Ireland finished in joint second place with the US, behind the Netherlands.