IRELAND’s gold medal-winning European Champions pony show jumping team and pony eventing team, who took bronze, were officially honoured at a medal reception, hosted by Team Ireland Equestrian and Gain Equine Nutrition at the Lyrath Hotel on Wednesday.

Pony show jumping chef d’equipe Gary Marshall’s team of Wexford’s Harry Allen, Cork’s Abbie Sweetnam, Mayo’s Ciaran Nallon, Athlone’s Kate Derwin and Kilkenny’s Seamus Hughes Kennedy, were officially honoured for winning team gold at the European Championships at Kaposvar, Hungary, last July.