THE Connolly’s Red Mills/Irish Pony Club national eventing championships, which take place next weekend (August 22nd and 23rd) at Tattersalls Ireland, have attracted 484 entries across six levels of competition including 10 from Area 17 of The Pony Club (Northern Ireland).

As 440 stables have been booked, along with 50 hook-ups, we imagine parents/guardians will be under pressure to travel to the venue early on Friday. The gates will open at 10am, but no horse or pony will be allowed into the barns until their valid passports have been checked for up-to-date and fully-compliant vaccinations.