THE 2021 Stepping Stones to Success league for young event horses, thoroughbreds and ponies got under way at Wexford Equestrian on Wednesday under its revised format of a training module with four assessment days leading to a final on Thursday, May 6th.

Run under strict Covid-19 protocols, the continuing popularity of the series saw most of the top producers of young event horses in attendance and while riders under 18 are still unable to participate in group training or competition, there was an entry of 14 in the pony producers’ class as adults took to the saddle.