Spotlight turns on shoddy FEI in ‘Samplegate’

SHOW jumping was never this interesting ... and even some of the sport’s aficionados would agree with this sentiment.

But it is easy to be facetious, considering the Cian O'Connor/Waterford Crystal saga has reached Dick Francis-esque proportions.

Burglaries, drugs, a leading man and supporting cast all the ingredients of a classic fiction story. But what has happened in recent days is fact and, as such, a very serious matter. O'Connor's reputation is on the line.