Riders’ Club distances itself from own survey

The recently-formed Irish Event Riders’ Club has “disassociated” itself from its own survey of riders regarding their experiences with the Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) high-performance programme.

The survey was undertaken ahead of the Nov 27 riders’ meeting with HSI, as the governing body prepared to advertise the Irish manager’s job currently held by Ginny Elliot.

However, the riders’ club de facto chairman Declan Cullen this week maintained there were serious flaws in the handling of the survey, which elicited some positive response, but also suggested rider dissatisfaction with Elliot.