Reynolds lifts dressage team to Olympics

An Irish record Grand Prix score of 76.351% by Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K hauled Ireland across the line to secure a first-ever Olympic team place in dressage at the European Championships in Rotterdam yesterday.

“It was a fantastic day to pull that out,” Reynolds told the Irish Examiner, paying tribute to her now 17-year-old gelding, owned by her parents Joe and Kathleen Reynolds. “I hadn’t expected that, to be honest, going in — but I knew he was in great form.