THE Irish Pony Society showing calendar commences next Saturday, April 6th and the season starts with a show at Marlton Lodge, Co Wicklow, run by the Wicklow Area IPS. This will be the first of the Wicklow Area Spring League while the second show will take place on April 20th at Spruce Lodge. There will be very inviting Novice Working Hunter tracks to encourage ponies and riders out this early in the season, and a full list of show classes.

There is always lots of entries in the Open Working Hunter and Connemara Working Hunter classes due to the very interesting tracks designed by Johnny Kyle. He will be building at both league events which will give the ponies lots of variety.