Irish Bred Horse Success
Irish Show Jumping team power to victory in Aachen Nations Cup with flawless performance
(l-r) Cian O’Connor, Shane Sweetnam, Michael Blake (team manager) Bertram Allen and Denis Lynch celebrate after victory for Ireland in the Aachen Nations Cup (Photo: Pam Cunningham) For the sixth time in its 95-year history and the first time since 2010, the Irish Show Jumping team won the world famous five-star Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup of…
World Cup Grand Prix win for Irish-bred ESI Toulouse (ISH)
The 13-year-old gelding ESI Toulouse (ISH), bred by Cian O’Connor and formerly ridden by Mayo’s Cameron Hanley recorded an impressive victory in Sunday’s three-star World Cup Grand Prix at Prague in the Czech Republic. Just five of the 60 starters managed to jump clear in the opening round, with ESI Toulouse (ISH), ridden by Dutch…
Irish Equestrian Success
Irish Horse Board – Guide to the Equestrian competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
The much-anticipated 2024 Olympic Games is underway in Paris, with the equestrian competitions set to begin this Saturday July 27th, running to to August 6th at the Château de Versailles (also known as the Palace of Versailles). A temporary arena and grandstand seating for up to 40,000 spectators has been built in the Etoile Royale, an…
Olympic hooves touch down in Versailles
Austin O’Connor’s Colorado Blue, Susie Berry’s Wellfields Lincoln and Aoife Clark’s Freelande. The Irish Eventing Horses arrive at The Park at Versailles for the Equestrian: Paris 2024 Olympic Games | Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Wednesday 24 July. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography With just days until the equestrian competitions begin, the first sound of…
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