Turner hoping the good times continue in the Netherlands

Ireland eventing coach Nick Turner is hopeful the good times will continue this weekend as he leads his charges in the Eventing Nations Cup final in Boekelo, the Netherlands.

Turner hoping the good times continue in the Netherlands

Having achieved the goal of booking a ticket to the Olympics at the World Equestrian Games in August, the Briton watched yesterday as Austin O’Connor (Kilpatrick Knight) slotted into 16th on 51.50 penalties after the first day of dressage, with Padraig McCarthy (Simon Porloe) in 23rd place on 54.40pens.

“I’m delighted with how the year has gone, and obviously elated with Olympic qualification,” said Turner. “It has allowed us to realign our focus to assess how some of the riders and the younger horses are coming through.

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