THE first issue of The Irish Field in 2017 carried advertisements in the classified pages which had been placed by Horse Sport Ireland.

The Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in this country wished to recruit a Senior Eventing High Performance Director and a Senior Showjumping High Performance Director. Sally Corscadden was appointed to the former position in early March and, later that month, Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa took up the show jumping role.