SOME 17 teams from 10 clubs in the North East area of the AIRC battled it out at Kernan’s Equestrian Centre last Sunday for a chance to represent their region and compete at the RDS in August. Course builder James Kernan built a technical track for the competitors.

Each team entered had four horse and rider combinations. The first two riders jumped a course of 90cm, while the last two jumped a course of 1m. After the morning’s jumping, there were five teams on zero faults going forward: Killossery RC, Castle Leslie RC team 1, Castle Leslie RC team 2, Ard Lú RC team 1, and Ashbrook RC.