THE third and last qualifying leg of the Irish Pony Society’s 2026 Sports Pony Challenge was held on Tuesday at Killossery Lodge Stud, where both jumping tracks were built by Harry Dunne.

While Mairead Ryan judged the working hunter phase all day and Gillie Beere ruled over the show jumping ring, the dressage-judging duties were divided between Clare Fitzsimmons and June Loughran, with the former assessing the 10 combinations forward for the 143cm class.