Row on cards as Cian is recalled

THE possibility of a conflict in the Irish show jumping camp re-emerged yesterday with the selection of former Olympic champion Cian O’Connor and Jessica Kürten on the same team.

German-based Kürten was adamant earlier this year that she would not line out alongside O’Connor, following his Olympic controversy. He recently relinquished his gold medal after his horse Waterford Crystal tested positive for banned substances at Athens last year.

Ironically any possible dispute is set to take place on home soil, with both the German-based Kürten and O’Connor selected on a five-rider squad for the nations cup competition in next month’s Dublin Horse Show.