ENTRIES close at 10am sharp on Monday next, March 25th for the first qualifier in this year’s Stepping Stones to Success League which takes place two days later at Wexford Equestrian. There will be further qualifiers on the following three Wednesdays with the finals taking place on Wednesday, April 24th.

Childéric Saddles UK are sponsoring this year’s four and five-year-old classes and leagues and also all videos recorded on Viewing Day, Wednesday, April 17th, with support from Irish Horse Gateway.

Horse Sport Ireland’s marketing arm will also be supporting the Stepping Stones League on finals day. Nupafeed is backing this year’s thoroughbred club class while QHP and Doagh Equestrian are joint-sponsors of the pony league.

Dereck Harrison continues as course designer in the Derby arena where head jump judge, Ian Fearon, will be joined each week by a guest assessor while Anne Marie Dunphy will oversee the dressage phase.

For further information and all rules, check out the League’s website.