Hayden racing

WELL known on the eventing circuit for her double gold team medals and individual silver and bronze medals at under-age level, Elizabeth Hayden is now hoping to smash some records at Punchestown as a jockey. On April 30th, she will join 23 other amateur riders to race at Punchestown for charity.

“I’ve been training hard and riding out in Gordon Elliott’s yard at Cullentra House for months now and feel fit and ready and hopeful the race will go well. Fitting it all in with getting event horses ready for the season has been very busy, especially as I am aiming for some international overseas events this year too.”

Hayden is raising money for The Punchestown Kidney Research Fund and supporters can donate at: www.elizabethhayden.ie/]

Mare inspection

DUE to demand, Horse Sport Ireland are holding a mare inspection day to facilitate mares that want to compete at the RDS. The inspection will take place at Margurite Lodge, Kilteel, Naas, Co Kildare, on April 25th. For more details, see www.horsesportireland.ie/horse-sport-ireland-mare-inspections

Wexford event off

THE Wexford Hunt’s hunter trials at The Kennels, Moorfields, Ballinaboola, Co Wexford, set to take place today (Saturday) have been cancelled. A new date will be announced in due course.

Hunter trials

THE North Kilkenny Hunter Trials will take place at Nuenna Farm Equestrian Centre, Freshford, Co Kilkenny on Sunday, April 17th at 10am. The rescheduled Limerick Harriers hunter trials will also take place on April 17th at Ballycahane, Crecora, Co Limerick from 10am.

Fell appointed

ANDREW Fell has been appointed British Eventing’s regional co-ordinator for the south west. From Ballindenisk in Co Cork, Andrew is based in Wiltshire and is a List A cross-country course designer and Gold standard cross-country course builder. As well as being a British Eventing (BE) technical adviser and an FEI technical delegate, Fell is part of the BE cross-country advisory group, which advises on cross-country safety.