WISHING all Irish competitors, horses, owners and breeders the best of luck at the ‘Olympics’ of young horse jumping in Lanaken, Belgium, this weekend, where the WBFSH World Breeding Championships for young show jumping horses are taking place.

Ireland continuously punches above its weight at this competition. 12 months ago, Irish-bred horses won a medal in every age category, as well as a historic one-two-three in the five-year-old final, led by Mikey Pender with HHS Ocala, who has since been sold to a Belgian rider.