THE first of this year’s Young Eventhorse Series qualifiers was hosted on Tuesday by the Stevenson family at Tullylish, where they avoided the heavy rain which had those driving up from the south ringing to enquire if the organisers were going ahead with this season’s opener.

Competitors travelled from all around the country in a bid to get series points and to bag a ticket for the young event horse classes at Dublin, as they appeared before Sue Benson and Judy Bradwell (ridden display), Jean Mitchell (suitability and potential in the presentation phase) and Joanne Jarden (suitability and potential in the jumping phase). Wearing her show jumping judge’s hat, Dora Beacom totted up any jumping or time faults incurred.