Riding Horse Champion, Brooke Ronan and Highthyme Spymaster, pictured at the Pre-Balmoral Show at Lusk Equestrian \ Martin O’Neill

Victoria Teuton and Shannaghmore Inferno won the Four and five-year-old horse working hunter class at the Pre-Balmoral Show at Lusk Equestrian \ Martin O’Neill

Lesley Coey and Tullaher Milo won the 80cm horse working hunter class at the Pre-Balmoral Show at Lusk Equestrian \ Martin O’Neill

Chloe Rooney and Markey won the 80cm pony working hunter class at the Pre-Balmoral Show at Lusk Equestrian \ Martin O’Neill

Daragh Byrne with Kilcannon Ramiro at Badminton Horse Trials 2024 \ Equus Pix

Georgie Goss and Feloupe take on the Vicarage Vee Fence at Badminton Horse Trials \ Nigel Goddard

The final of the Sports Pony Challenge was held in Coiliog last Sunday under full blue skies and sunshine but the biggest rays of happiness were on Clara Cully's face when she won both the Connie open 1 meter league on her Pony P.I.O and the 143 cm league on Colmanstown Fred \ Buddy Cully

Kevin Brouder, one of the judges at the Kingdom Country Fair, decided to have a go at side saddle on Harlequin Moment. Enjoying the moment is Shannon O’Mahony, one of the organisers of the event \ Sam Murphy for Justin Black, Horse Sport Images