Leading Irish manufacturer and supplier of horse health care, Foran Equine Products, has extended its commitment to the sport of eventing in Ireland by pledging to sponsor a new series for Young Riders on the Irish one-day eventing circuit.

To run over five competitions, with one leg of the series to be held in each region, this new series aims to offer talented Young Riders the opportunity to compete for an extremely attractive prize fund. Based on the number of entries competing on the day, if entries are 10 or less, the prize fund will be €250. If more than 10 entries the prize fund is €500, making this series one of the most attractive ever seen for riders at this level on the Irish circuit. In addition to prize money on offer at individual events, the overall series winner will receive a training bursary of a minimum of €750, with the series runner up receiving a bursary of €250. Training programmes will be approved in advance by Commandant Brian MacSweeney (Junior/Young Rider International Coach)

David Foran, of Foran Equine Products commented “We are delighted to further our support of eventing in Ireland. By providing Young Riders with their own competitive series for 2009 we aim to offer a positive environment within which Young Riders can refine their competitive skills and further develop their talent for the future and from there progress into our senior championship riders of the future.”

John F Wright, Chairman of Eventing Ireland said “Eventing Ireland would like to thank David Foran for his company’s creative sponsorship package which we expect will do so much to help our Young Riders improve their standards”.

Full details on the Foran Equine Products Young Rider eventing series available on www.eventingireland.com