IT’s always fascinating to hear the numerous foreign languages being spoken around Ring 1 when the Connemara classes, whether on the flat or over jumps, are being judged at the Dublin Horse Show.

The English and Irish voices can be raised passionately during Sunday’s international Connemara performance hunter challenge and this year Scottish and Welsh accents will be added to the mix. The Great Britain team comprises Ella Dalton (Hearnesbrook New Moon), Gemma Pallett (Mirah Hero), Isabel Rugman (Corderry Grousehall Jack) and Emma Rugman (Fortane Danny).