THE inaugural Dressage Ireland national championships to be held in Munster were staged last weekend at Ballindenisk where, according to DI chairman Mark Ruddock, “the Fell family went above and beyond in making sure that everything was perfect.”

And here, Ruddock was not just referring to the surface in the large Main Arena which was used for warm-ups, the three decorated competition arenas and judges’ boxes and the temporary stabling. “The toilets and showers were spotlessly clean and maintained that way while the homemade food in the converted barn was a real winner.