The team, chosen after two closely-fought selection trials, consisted of Sinéad Walsh (Island Pony Club), Sarah Keatley (Kildare Pony Club), Marie-Louise Hughes (Monaghan Pony Club) Graham Devitt (Laois Pony Club) and Anna Flood (Island Pony Club).

The competition system at the show involved a morning session where all points received accumulated for qualification into Saturday’s final. Each evening, however, the top seven teams from the morning session got to play another session in the main arena.