Cian O’Connor back in the saddle

After an injury-enforced lay-off Cian O’Connor is set for a return to jumping action this coming weekend in Germany. The Meath rider heads for Wiesbaden’s four-star meeting with his top horse Good Luck, along with Copain du Perchet and his newly-acquired Cybell.

“I feel great and am raring to go,” he told the Irish Examiner this week. “I’ve been gradually working towards competing in Wiesbaden which is six weeks from my original injury.”

While absent from the saddle himself, the team at his Karlswood Stables operation have kept the equine element in shape. ““Ross (Mulholland) and Michael (Kelly) have kept my main horses ticking over nicely,” the London 2012 bronze-medalist said.