Area 17 (Northern Ireland) representatives failed to win a class in either discipline over the two days but can only benefit from the experience of travelling to England to compete against their peers from branches across Britain.

Show jumping action took centre stage on Saturday and in the morning’s winter league warm-up speed class, two Iveagh Branch members finished in the top 10 behind the Pembrokeshire Hunt’s Lucianna Rabaiotti who was clear in 49.87 with B Brief II.