IT’S 90 years since the first rider from the Army Equitation School cantered into the main arena at the Dublin Horse Show and today the Ballsbridge showcase is every bit as important to the school and its personnel as it was back then.

The Army Equitation School was founded by Judge Wylie in 1926, the year Ireland fielded its first Nations Cup team for the Aga Khan trophy. The team was made up of three army riders – Ged O’Dwyer, Dan Corry and Cyril Harty.