THE Irish Pony Society (IPS) Sports Pony Challenge is set to make a welcome return to the calendar in 2024. The Working Hunter Committee of the IPS have confirmed three qualifiers plus a final and the dates are Boswell (March 26th), Killossery (April 2nd ), Marlton Stud (April 21st) with the Final set for May 11th with the venue to be confirmed later.

Involving, as it does, the three phases of dressage, working hunter and show jumping, this competition is a great test of the all-round pony and also provides an introduction to the sport of eventing.