IN common with the first YES/RDS qualifier held at Tullylish the previous Tuesday, they were extremely fortunate with the weather there again last Saturday, when the Stevenson family hosted the first of the RDS Connemara and performance Irish Draught qualifiers.

The judges on Saturday for the performance classes were James McEvoy (jump) and Bets Coleman (rhythm and fluency) while the tasking of assessing horses and ponies in the flatwork phase and for conformation was split between Georgia Stubington and Catherine Abbott.