Eilberg appointment a positive move, says O’Connor

It is almost a constant that Irish eventing riders’ dressage performance leaves them at a serious disadvantage in achieving their objective.

In fact, it may be that they are almost damned even before they put a hoof inside the arena, such is the low level of expectation that judges automatically mark them down compared to their more illustrious counterparts.

Now, it has fallen on the shoulders of Ferdi Eilberg to change this situation.