THE Royal Dublin Society have reverted to only allowing Irish-bred horses, born on the island of Ireland, to compete in the young horse classes at the Dublin Horse Show. This follows a review of the 2018 show, where there was controversy and legal proceedings in the lead-up, following one party questioning the eligibility of a five-year-old horse.

In 2012, the rules were tweaked to allow stallions and mares bred outside of Ireland, but who are registered and approved/preliminary approved, or select for breeding in an Irish studbook (approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine), to compete in the four, five and six-year-old classes at the show.