WITH a trip to Osberton for the Pony Club Nations’ Cup of Eventing in riders’ sights, there was some very competitive action in the Open and Intermediate level classes at last weekend’s Connolly’s Red Mills/Irish Pony Club National Eventing Championships at Tattersalls Ireland.

While still far off the numbers in the past, it was good to see 16 combinations line out for the Open individual championship for the Brig BJ Fowler trophy, although four failed to complete. Sorcha Vickers, a member of the Wicklow Hunt Branch, moved up from third after dressage to win on Interface, whose total of 35.45 included 3.2 cross-country time penalties.