Steward jumps out in front of Cian O’Connor and may have cost Ireland Olympic qualification

Team Ireland's Olympic qualification is in jeopardy following a bizarre incident at European Showjumping Championships in Aachen.

There were mental scenes in Germany today when a steward may have cost Ireland a spot in the Olympic showjumping event in 2016. The arena workers ran in front of Cian O'Connor's horse "Good Luck" in the middle of a run. This affected O'Connor's concentration and caused him to make four faults which has hindered Ireland's chances of qualifying for the Olympics. Ireland finished just outside Olympic qualification, missing out by just .4 of a penalty. This means that unless there is an inquiry the team will not be jumping at next year's Games. As Irish showjumping commentator Brendan McArdle reported, the initial appeal from Team Ireland was rejected, but another one is expected to take place. https://twitter.com/McArdleBrendan/status/634800772392333312 https://twitter.com/sportsdes/status/634771328474697728 https://twitter.com/TeamIRLEq/status/634774311098839041 https://twitter.com/NeilOBrien1/status/634784247799259136 https://twitter.com/amyshox/status/634784018010083328 https://twitter.com/clarebalding/status/634781955477872640 https://twitter.com/OrlaithCarmody/status/634783983121907712 https://twitter.com/JennaaEvanss/status/634782764647235584 https://twitter.com/SixFootTwoWoman/status/634786354250035200 https://twitter.com/Noelle_Floyd/status/634786332762578944