Millstreet to host qualifier

EXCITING news to emerge from Millstreet this week, is that next month’s international horse trials will host the sole Irish qualifier of the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse championship. Now in its fourth decade, this prestigious series is the most coveted of Britain’s young horse championships and those successful at Millstreet will be eligible to compete in the final at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials on Friday, September 6th. In recent years, the showcase class has been staged at the Tattersalls summer show, having previously run at Blarney Castle, and subsequently Millstreet some 20 years ago. “Martyn Johnson from Burghley approached us to ask if we were interested in hosting the qualifier this year, and we accepted straight away,” commented Millstreet’s Emma Hickey. “We worked closely with Martyn when we ran the ERM series, and are looking forward to seeing the qualifier return to Millstreet on Thursday, May 30th.”