THE Irish Pony Club held its national instructors’ training day on Sunday, February 9th, when over 120 coaches from across the country converged on Emerald Equestrian.

The day was the culmination of weeks of work by the IPC’s Training Committee, which comprises Kay Nolan, Helen Nolan, Susan Patterson, Gillian Atkinson, Anne O’Connor, Gemma Ferrer, Caroline Neville, Laura Whyte, Ciaran McGrath and Fiona Cloke.