Among those whose journey proved worthwhile was Jenni Hanninen who joined Boyneside at the start of the year and was making her first start as a riding club member. She won the intermediate division with the palomino mare Goldie Locks ahead of the host club’s Laura Finnegan riding Greenacres Buddy L’Rue.

Hanninen, who lives in Drogheda and works as an account manager in a finance company, rode in her native Finland as a child and, following a lengthy break, returned to the saddle two years ago.