AS we head into a great international weekend of show jumping and eventing at two of the country’s flagship venues of Mullingar Equestrian Centre in Co Westmeath and Millstreet’s Green Glens in Co Cork, the need for a properly funded circuit – capable of offering world ranking points to Irish riders on their home soil across the various equestrian disciplines – has been brought into sharp focus.

Heruclean efforts have been undertaken by the Fagan and Duggan families and their teams of workers – buoyed up by a broad wave of industry support, including Horse Sport Ireland – to stage this weekend’s events.