HORSE Sport Ireland this week announced the selection criteria for the World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken, Belgium, where Comdt John Ledingham will once again act as chef d’equipe, despite calling time on his role with the underage teams.

A total of 15 horses will travel to Lanaken to represent the Irish WBFSH Studbooks – five five-year-old, five six-year-olds, and five seven-year-olds. The selection process will remain the same as last season, which caused some consternation due to riders and owners not realising selection was no longer based on the results of the ISH Studbook Series.