AS there were only four horses involved, it’s amazing that two of those who appeared in the Living Legends Parade at the Tattersalls International Horse Trials last Saturday had connections to Northern Ireland.

Kevin O’Ryan of At The Races was master of ceremonies and the first horse he introduced to the crowd was the eventer Portersize Just A Jiff who, in spite of being just 15.2hh, took his rider, Camilla Speirs, through from her days as a member of the Kildare Pony Club to competing at the 2012 London Olympics and at four-star level in Badminton (five times) and Pau.