


In the windswept peat bogs of County Kerry, where the ground stays perpetually soft, an unlikely equine survivor has defied extinction. The Kerry Bog Pony, standing at roughly 10 to 12 hands high, represents one of Ireland’s most remarkable conservation success stories. Born of the Bogs Stand at the edge of a Kerry bog and…

Philip McGuane and Paso Doble SCF Irish horses and riders recorded a number of notable results this week in Florida, USA, including Co Clare’s Philip McGuane who guided the 11-year-old mare Paso Doble SCF to a runner-up finish in Sunday’s $140,000 three-star Grand Prix to close out Week 2 at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival…

Ireland’s Tom Wachman has become one of the youngest ever winners of the London International Grand Prix, after the 20-year-old from Co Tipperary partnered the 12-year-old gelding Do It Easy to a superb victory on Monday night at the Excel Arena in England. Just five of the 34 starters made it into the jump-off, with…

Cian O’Connor and Chatolinue PS. Irish showjumping riders were in good form on the opening day of action at Geneva’s prestigious five-star show in Switzerland on Thursday, with Meath’s Cian O’Connor and Kilkenny’s Timmy Brennan featuring strongly. World No.22 O’Connor scored two podium places, beginning with a third place finish with the 11-year-old mare Canbella…