Mr. Niki Potterton:

In all of the affiliates, the most used Irish sport horse is ranked number two in the world. For the last few years, the Irish sport horse has been ranked number one in the world. A huge volume of foreign riders want Irish sport horses because of their ability to do cross-country well. In the European championships, the ground was not great and it was heavy going for horses, but the Irish sport horse succeeded best in it. The foreign-bred horse was not able for the conditions. Coming into our Olympic cycle, which is ten months away, we have a small window in which we need to bring the Irish sport horse to the fore. That is where it is. Eventing is the one area where the Irish sport horse is succeeding. More and more people want Irish sport horses.