Mike Dunne: Ireland equestrian teams battling for medals in the eye of a storm

The opening ceremony for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) took place last night in Tryon, North Carolina and the first of thirteen days of action gets underway today. Endurance, Reining and Dressage are the disciplines kicking things off and Ireland is represented in all three.

Also, the Irish Eventing team will swing into action from tomorrow, while the Show Jumping team have until next Wednesday before their first contest. Ireland has only ever won one world championship medal, Dermott Lennon taking individual show jumping gold when the games were held in Spain in 2002.