GAIN Horse Feeds and Horse Sport Ireland hosted a medal reception in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny last Thursday to celebrate the success of Team Ireland Equestrian’s underage show jumping and eventing teams during 2015.

Winning Aga Khan team member Greg Broderick was the special guest at the event, which celebrated six underage medals won by Irish equestrian athletes last year. Broderick was keen to offer advice to the young riders who attended and said, “Ireland has such talented riders but the sport is not just about that. If I was to give any guidance to these riders the word I would emphasise is communication. Riders need to communicate well with their owners and sponsors and it is a skill riders need to constantly work on.”