The Irish showjumping team earned a runner-up finish at the four-star Nations Cup at Wellington International, Florida on Sunday morning.
The team was comprised of the quartet of Cian O'Connor, Jordan Coyle, Tom Wachman and Paris 2024 Olympian Shane Sweetnam.
Ireland were tied for the lead with the USA at the midway point of competition.
However four fault scores from Wachman and Sweetnam, riding Do It Easy and Rural Junior SCF respectively, ensured that the home nation won.
Ireland had to settle for second but did manage to hold off the challenge of third-placed Canada.
Meanwhile, Denis Lynch (above) struck gold on the double with Katja at the FEI Jumping World Cup Show in Helsinki, Saturday's success a third at the highest level in a week in Scandinavia for the red-hot duo, as they had also delivered in Gothenburg the previous week.
