AMONG spectators at the Eventing Ireland National Championships in Kilguilkey House last weekend was a group from the United States led by Kildare-born show jumper, Brian Murphy, and his wife, event rider Sara Kozumplik Murphy.

The couple, who split their time between Virginia and Florida, were over in Ireland on a viewing/buying trip when they heard about the Championships and decided it would be ideal to see so many horses in competition at one venue.