COULD the winds of change be finally whistling through the corridors of power in Leinster House for the historically poorly funded Irish Sport Horse industry as Budget Day 2022 looms?

While we have all learned not to hold our breath from past Budget flops for our €816 million industry which supports over 14,000 full-time jobs – and indeed, nearly twice as many part-time jobs – there was a positive response from cross-party politicians to Horse Sport Ireland’s Budget submission and presentation this week. Could the good news story that our industry has to tell finally be on the cusp of being heard?