TODAY, the South Munster Region of Dressage Ireland is hosting the inaugural Inter Regional Final at Ballindenisk while, as recently as Easter Monday, they had a busy day at Maryville Stables where they held their winter championship show and the last Inter Regional qualifier.

The fixture didn’t start on the best note for the organisers when one of their scheduled judges couldn’t travel because of transport problems (own car, not protestors) but, with two hours’ notice, in stepped Joan Ahern (List 2) who joined Paula Geiger (List 3) and Elena Satalkina on the judges’ panel.