THE second half of the Eventing Ireland Northern Region 2025 campaign commenced last Saturday at The Clare where Declan, Becky and Kitty Cullen had put in a huge effort to impress all who attended, including a welcome crowd of spectators, from the moment they turned into the drive.

And this all came to fruition despite the fact that the Cullens, and Jonathan West, had travelled to Luhmuhlen where Declan and Seavaghan Ash, who were both fighting infection, completed the CCI5*-L. Back home and on their way to recovery, Declan and Jonathan, who had also fallen ill on the journey, finished building and dressing all the fences on the Vina Buller-designed cross-country tracks.