THE Gain Irish pony show jumping team repeated the success of two years ago when winning the gold medal at the FEI European Championships, before a member of the team, Max Wachman, went on to claim the individual gold medal.

Strzegom in Poland was the venue for this year’s championship and after missing out on the podium by a small margin in 2018, chef d’equipe Gary Marshall named his strong team after round one as Niamh McEvoy (Ardfry Skye), John McEntee (Little Smithe) Tom Wachman (Ocean Des As), and Max Wachman (Cuffesgrange Cavalidam (ISH)), with Francis Derwin (Cul Ban Mistress) riding as an individual.