IRELAND’S top event riders, including Olympians and European medallists, fear owners may take their horses elsewhere if Horse Sport Ireland’s High Performance programme does not improve.

A letter signed by Aoife Clark, Austin O’Connor, Cathal Daniels, Declan Cullen, Georgie Spence, Ian Cassells, Joseph Murphy, Padraig McCarthy, Robbie Kearns, Sam Watson, Sarah Ennis and Susie Berry was sighted by The Irish Field.