LAST week’s spring international at Ballindenisk marked an incredible 50 consecutive years of eventing at the venue making it by far the longest-running fixture in the country.

Still run almost single-handedly by the Fell family, Ballindenisk has changed considerably over the past half century and, while the view over the rolling Cork countryside generally remains the same, the immediate vista is one of extensive all-weather arenas as well as international standard cross-country courses, which attract riders from all corners of the eventing world.