HORSE Sport Ireland (HSI) has announced the team of horses which will represent the Irish WBFSH Studbooks at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses, which will be held in Le Lion D’Angers, France, from October 15th to 18th. Among them is a returning medallist from last year’s event, as well as the two top-rated six-year-olds in the world.

Ian Cassells’ ride BT Just Special (I’m Special De Muze x Robin Des Pres), owned and bred by Bridget Speirs, leads the Irish charge in the six-year-old section as the top-rated horse in this age group worldwide, while Sarah Ennis’s ride Lady Sky M (Cinsey x Je T’Aime Flamenco) is rated second only to him. The Richie O’Hara-bred Belline Kilbunny Virtue (Quality Time x Canturano) will complete the Irish trio, ridden by Elizabeth Power for Richard and Tanja Ames.