IRISH eyes were smiling in Nebraska as Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K made Irish history when finishing in a superb fourth place in the FEI World Cup Dressage Finals.

The Kildare rider is the first ever Irish dressage rider to qualify for a World Cup Final, although she competed at the 2016 finals on invitation. This result bettered her previous best World Cup final placing of eighth, which they achieved in Sweden 12 months ago.