THE USA’s recent victory in the Furussiyya FEI Nations Cup in Mannheim, Germany, was won by the all-female team of Kirsten Coe, Beezie Madden, Laura Kraut and Lucy Davis.

While more men than women feature at the pinnacle of show jumping in Europe, the success of female riders is no flash in the pan in the USA, where female riders regularly out-perform their male counterparts. Here, we take a look at some of the women currently riding the crest of the wave internationally and competing at Dublin.