NATIONS Cup action in the Main Arena does not make for the most suitable atmosphere for the Pony Club riders bidding to perform smooth dressage tests for their combined training classes sharing this time slot on the schedule.However, young riders and mounts did their best to cope with the challenge.

Germany’s Gerd Kuest was tasked with judging duties for the qualified combinations forward for the Intermediate and Members’ classes from the nine Areas of the Irish Pony Club and from Area 17 of The Pony Club (Northern Ireland).