‘on top of the world is an understatement’

AL SHIRA’AA BRITISH YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 14–17 August

A teenage gelding helps his rider to an emotional grand prix win and the national anthem plays for Jessica Mendoza

A nine-year-old mare “busts a gut” for Will Fletcher for big tour grand prix glory

RDS DUBLIN 6–10 August

One rider’s Pony Club career finishes on a high, as annual championships focus on fun and friendship

A home-produced amateur makes a winning comeback, a broodmare books her third HOYS trip and the Rory Gilsenan memorial class thrills