“BRINGING new members in at the entry level is the lifeblood of any organisation,” according to Dressage Ireland’s chairman Joe Reynolds, and it is for this purpose that Trailblazers classes were introduced this year.

These classes are specifically for young riders who have never competed above novice level, and there are three separate categories within them. Junior A is for riders under the age of 12, Junior B is for those under 16 and Senior is for riders aged 16-21. Trailblazers can compete at both preliminary and novice.