IN what has already been a momentous year for Irish dressage, a record entry has been received for Dressage Ireland’s National Championships which take place at Cavan Equestrian Centre next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

DI is celebrating its Pearl anniversary this year and, 30 years on from its foundation, there will be more classes in any one day at the Championships than there were dressage shows in 1989. There will also be a new title sponsor in Louise Doheny’s Slieve Bloom Stud in Co Laois.