IRELAND’s sole Olympic dressage rider, Abigail Lyle was overcome with emotion and joy after completing her Grand Prix test at the Paris Olympic Games today (Tuesday).

Riding the 13-year-old gelding Giraldo, the pair produced a superb clean test to score 69.441% and finish sixth of the 10 combinations in Group B. “I had expectations and my expectations were actually incredibly low. I just thought I love my horse and I want to be able to come out here with a happy, comfortable horse and take him home and look after him for the rest of his life. So here we are, but with an amazing ride as well. I can't even fathom it,” a delighted Lyle commented afterwards.