TIPPERARY pony rider Tom Wachman travelled out to Florida during his mid-term break to compete alongside his brother Max who was a member of the Irish Junior team two weeks ago at Deeridge and winner of The Irish Field Junior Show jumper of the Year award at The K Club on Monday (see pages 90-93).

Tom competed in the junior division and last Saturday, was first and second in the medium junior two-phase with Dinaro and Excellent B, owned by Adena Springs. On Sunday he went on to finish fourth in the 1.40m Junior Grand Prix.