BUSY days in the saddle are nothing new to David and Elaine O’Connor but last Saturday’s fourth leg of the Baileys Horse Feeds flexi eventing series at The Meadows introduced a new challenge for the couple, as their daughter Rose made her flexi debut alongside them.

The nine-year-old competed three ponies across the three phases, two of whom she started from scratch herself during the summer. Rose’s best friend, eight-year-old Emma Turley also made her debut against senior riders on Saturday so the pair had “the best day ever!”