THE Irish pony eventing team narrowly missed out on a medal at the European Championships at Aarhus in Denmark last week when finishing in fourth place.

The Irish quartet of Zara Nelson (Millridge Buachaill Bui) (ISH), Hannah Adams (Mr Blueskies), Jim Tyrrell (Fiona’s Fionn) and Sophie Foyle (Little Miss Fernhill) (ISH)(TIH) were in eighth place after the opening dressage phase, moving up two places to sixth after cross country.