THE first of this year’s Young Eventhorse Series qualifiers was held on Tuesday at the Stevenson family’s Tullylish where, two days after they had acted at Millstreet, that international horse trials’ honorary President Jean Mitchell and joint show secretary Dora Beacom were on duty as suitability/potential presentation judge and jump judge respectively.

Another to have made the journey up from Co Cork was Jane Tolley who had been one of the judges of the Burghley Young Event Horse classes at Millstreet. Here, she was one of the ridden display judges along with fellow British visitor Douglas Hibbert. The more locally-based James McEvoy filled the role of jump suitability and potential judge.