THE Stevenson family hosted the first of the new Dublin Horse Show working hunter horse qualifiers on Tuesday at Tullylish, where the top five in each of the five classes booked themselves a ticket to the Ballsbridge showgrounds in August.

In announcing the qualifiers in January, the RDS show director Fiona Sheridan said: “We have seen the positive impact that qualifiers have had in raising the standard and competitiveness of other classes. By introducing qualifiers for the working hunter horse classes, we are ensuring that the very best combinations make it to Dublin Horse Show, which ultimately benefits competitors, spectators and the sport as a whole.”