IRISH riders were among the 16 nations who competed at the first week of the inaugural Lavanttal Show jumping Festival held at the Stückler Riding Stables in St Margarethen in Austria last weekend.

Anna Duff competed with TMS Pienaar ( I’m Special De Muze x Womanizer) in the Youngster Tour seven-year-old classes, being among 11 joint winners in the 1.25m opening class on Thursday and finishing on the podium in third in the 1.30m speed class on Friday.