ANNE Marie Dunphy heads to her first senior championship as high performance director and has a strong firing squad, demonstrating the depth of talent continuing to come through the dressage ranks in Ireland.

Kicking off next Tuesday, September 5th, 153 riders and their horses and trainers head to Riesenbeck in Germany for the FEI European Dressage and Para Dressage Championships. The venue, owned by Ludger Beerbaum, hosting the jumping equivalent in 2021 with great success. The venue has also hosted five World Driving Championships since the 1980s.