John & Julia Watson, Ballybolger Stud, Carlow, Co Carlow.

Madam: Please allow us to express many thanks to the incredibly efficient network who were and are still looking after Sam following his shoulder injury at Ballindenisk.

The list really is too long to mention the many often voluntary individuals.

From immediate care, to the Horse Sport Ireland high performance team organising follow-up diagnoses and now the on-going and future treatment, we are expecting he will be back in the saddle as soon as is humanly possible.

It is a great boost to morale as owners to have an organisation kick in with support that makes eventing seem like the top class international sport it is and should be, when in the past we so often felt we had to muddle through on our own.

Credit, where credit is due.