WHAT a weekend it was for the Irish eventing team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup at Boekelo in The Netherlands. In challenging conditions, Irish riders pulled out all the stops to win by a significant margin over the American runners-up.

High Performance director Dag Albert had chosen Austin O’Connor with Isazsa, Aoife Clark with Sportsfield Freelance, Susie Berry with Clever Trick (ISH) and Padraig McCarthy with Pomp N Circumstance to represent Ireland at the last Nations Cup event of the year, while a number of other Irish combinations competed as individuals.