First tentative step on the road to recovery

AN air of expectation more so than optimism permeated the select group at the Equestrian Federation of Ireland’s (EFI) presentation of its jumping committee last Monday.

Any hopes of this heralding a return to the good times were tempered by the knowledge among all gathered in the President’s Room at the RDS that a lot of work has to be done to repair the damage done to Irish show jumping.

This is only the first step.