Horse Sport Ireland (HSI), as the equestrian representative on Comhairle na Tuaithe (Countryside Council), is delighted to see the launch of the ORIS fund for 2024/25. The major 20million fund was announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and will support hundreds of outdoor recreation projects across the country. The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) 2024/25 provides funding to develop new and existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in rural areas. The countrys natural facilities will be developed with it, such as mountains, lakes, rivers, beaches, blueways, bogs, forest walks and upland areas of Ireland. HSI is supportive of the development of Equestrian Trails and has worked with Sport Ireland on the development of their Recreational Horse Trails Criteria for Ireland (https://www.sportireland.ie/sites/default/files/media/document/2021-12/criteria_horse.pdf). HSI also supports the work being done in this space by Trec Trails Ireland (https://trectrailsireland.ie/). At the launch of the 2024/25 scheme Minister Humphreys said: []