WITH the Dublin Horse Show celebrating the centenary of lady riders competing on horseback at the RDS, a thought-provoking panel discussion on Women in Show Jumping aired a myriad of factors contributing to many talented female riders not make a professional career out of equestrianism.

Chaired by RTÉ sports journalist Marie Crowe, the panellists included Irish rider Susan Fitzpatrick, winner of the 2018 Millstreet Grand Prix CSI2*, well known British rider and chef d’equipe Di Lampard and RDS equestrian manager Fiona Sherian, while Kildare show jumping rider and young horse producer Nicola FitzGibbon, who rode on Ireland’s 2011 Aga Khan Team, contributed from the floor as did Sport Ireland’s Nora Stapleton.