Irish Bred Horse Success
A German win made in Ireland as Jimmy Lawler-bred Iron Dames Just A Dream (ISH) scoops Spanish Grand Prix

Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann (GER) and Iron Dames Just A Dream (ISH) The nine-year-old gelding Iron Dames Just A Dream (ISH), bred in Kilkenny by Jimmy Lawler and previously ridden by Waterford’s Francis Connors, has taken victory in the three-star Grand Prix at Oliva in Spain. Now ridden by Germany’s Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann, Iron Dames Just…
Wins for Ireland’s Pender and Breen in UAE

Irish horses and riders dominated on the final day of action at Sharjah Equestrian in the United Arab Emirates, winning two major competitions. Kildare’s Michael Pender and the Marion Hughes-bred HHS Cyprus stormed to victory in Sunday’s five-star 1m55 Winning Round. Ten combinations went through to the jump-off where Pender and the 9-year-old gelding produced…
Irish Equestrian Success
Two Irish in top three in Wellington two-star Grand Prix

Niamh McEvoy and Sevilla Van De Berghoeve Z Irish riders closed out the final competition of the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival in strong fashion, filling two of the top three places in Sunday’s $62,500 two-star Vogel Grand Prix at Wellington International in Florida. Simon McCarthy and Gotcha A 19-horse jump-off saw Tyrone’s Niamh McEvoy and…
Irish Horse Board collaborate to Launch Exclusive Equi-Tourism Experience

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD pictured at the launch of an exclusive Equi-Tourism Experience with Irish Horse Board Director General Alison Corbally (left) and Founder & CEO of Good Food Ireland Margaret Jeffares (right) at the Anantara Marker Hotel in Dublin The Irish Horse Board (IHB) is proud to announce…