Develop a ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ initiative to develop and promote a national cross-country plan to get more riders out of arenas, including an extensive network of hacking trails and regional cross-country playgrounds.

Form a safety group to instigate a strategy for cross-country safety, under the auspices of HSI with the participation of Eventing Ireland, Showjumping Ireland, Dressage Ireland, the Irish Pony Club, the Irish Pony Society and the Association of Irish Riding Clubs recognising that safety is a joint responsibility of all these organisations. The specific aim should be to reduce the incidence of horse falls through better training of riders and horses at all levels. All national coaches to be jointly proactive in promoting this strategy.

Elements of this safety strategy should be made mandatory for all Horse Sport Ireland, Irish Pony Club and AIRC tests. Training materials to be provided to prioritise fifth leg training and complementary training between all three phases of eventing.

Increased support and education for course designers, in parallel with further research into deformable fences.

Institute a range of progressive national equitation classes (judged on positional balance, harmony and effectiveness) as a standard part of the Irish competition scene for all young riders.

Reward good riding as an integral part of inter-schools show jumping, all Irish Pony Society and Irish Pony Club competitions and Eventing Ireland cross-country.

Introduce a system of watch lists and mentoring for dangerous riding across country. Dangerous riding includes over-riding, going too fast, being out of control and continuing on a tired horse.

Introduce a protocol for horse falls. For example, automatic downgrading for three competitions after two falls of the horse in one year. After a third fall of horse in any two-year period, the horse should have to be assessed before returning to competition. After a fourth fall in any three-year period, the horse should be banned from cross-country competition.

Dressage Ireland and the Irish Pony Club to be more proactive in both training and judging in rejecting force and mechanical training, unnatural outlines, shortness in the neck, and anything focusing primarily on the neck shape and being ‘up in front’, rather than the use of the hind end and back and the level of impulsion from the hind end and overall balance.

Introduce a progressive series of introductory dressage tests in the Irish Pony Club, providing simple tests that can be done with quality at each stage. This will accelerate progress and substantially improve interest and satisfaction levels in dressage.