HSI selection criteria: terms and conditions apply
Its four-page document is detailed on procedure and brief on performance targets, with just two sections outlining what is required in the arena to justify selection for London.
In some respects, you can understand why HSI should be unequivocal in laying down the law to riders harbouring ambitions to fill the two Olympic slots won by Denis Lynch and Billy Twomey for Ireland. Nobody needs reminding that the Olympics and Irish show jumping together spell controversy, and chairman Joe Walsh has taken a number of opportunities to warn against a repeat.
