THE belief that Tyrella could run as an eventing venue when nowhere else in the country could, took a bit of a knock recently, but when the 2024 Eventing Ireland season eventually got under way last Saturday, it was at the Corbett family’s Co Down estate.

This was a different Tyrella from the norm, with water still lying in places, on both sides of the avenue down to the sea, which forced changes to the parking areas, dressage arenas and, in places, the cross-country course, as some fields still remained too wet.