THE mood in the Irish eventing camp is upbeat, according to HSI’s Eventing High Performance Manager, Nick Turner. “Very happy with this morning’s inspection, all the horses look great, the riders are all in good spirits and we’re ready for the competition proper starting tomorrow” said Turner, a former Brazilian team eventing coach from 2009-2012 and another impressed with the Deodoro transformation.

“The effort that has gone into it is great. They [the Brazilian people] are amazing to work with too, very upbeat”.