Irish Youths secure Nations Cup double in Hagen

Unlucky children’s squad denied famous treble in jump-off The Irish junior and pony show jumping squads have added to the growing lustre of Horse Sport Ireland’s youths programme under Denis Flannelly, by beating two high-class fields in FEI Nations Cup at the Future Champions show in Hagen in the last 24 hours. And the children’s team were agonisingly close to making it a spectacular treble, only losing out in a jump-off after finishing level with Great Britain and Netherlands this afternoon (Saturday). In the end, they had to settle for third but the margins were very tight and the effort magnificent. Following their bronze medal winning performance in Zuidwolde last week, the juniors (main photo) were victorious in a nailbiter yesterday (Friday), holding off the hosts Germany by just one fault thanks to a stunning performance by the quartet of talented youngsters. This morning (Saturday), the pony riders mirrored their […]