THE heavy rain which caused flooding in the area and forced the cancellation of racing at Wexford on both Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, thankfully didn’t start falling until those who rode in the arena eventing competitions at Wexford Equestrian on Saturday had headed home.

The Tomhaggard venue played host to the fourth, standalone leg of the 2023 Horse Sport Ireland eventing autumn development series. On a mainly sunny day, competitors performed their dressage tests in two outdoor sand arenas before Jill Spring or Sarah Jane Doyle, show jumping took place indoors, while the cross-country phase was held in the sand Derby arena. The prizes were presented by HSI’s media and communications executive, Jennifer Diamond.