NOTHING succeeds like success, apart that is, from qualification for an Olympic Games and this year’s achievements of the Irish dressage and show jumping teams in booking spots for Tokyo brought both sports to the attention of the country’s mainstream media.

The ‘Girls in Green’ – Judy Reynolds, Heike Holstein, Anna Merveldt and Kate Dwyer – secured Ireland a first team spot at the 2020 Games when qualifying at the European championships in Rotterdam in August.