More than 200 people from all sectors of the sport horse industry gathered in Trim, Co Meath, on Wednesday night to hear Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney pledge his support for the industry.

Organised in a workshop-style format that saw each of 27 groups give their opinion on four questions relating to sport horse breeding, production and marketing, the evening saw dozens of suggestions being offered as to how to improve the sport horse sector.