Irish Bred Horse Success
Irish-bred horses dominate Burnham Market International as Cooley Rosalent (ISH) seals four-star victory

Cooley Rosalent and Oliver Townend (ISH) Irish breeders enjoyed a hugely successful weekend at Burnham Market International Horse Trials in the UK, with Cooley Rosalent (ISH), bred in Co Armagh by Woods Rosbotham, taking a superb victory in the feature four-star competition, while third place went to Ballaghmor Class (ISH), who was bred in Co Limerick by…
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…
Irish Equestrian Success
Kilkenny’s Jack Ryan claims Italian Grand Prix win – Denis Lynch on top in The Netherlands

Irish riders claimed two Grand Prix victories this weekend in Europe, while the 2025 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Finals saw Daniel Coyle secure a 12th place finish. Kilkenny’s Jack Ryan and the Seamus Drea owned and bred DSH Lucky Junior (ISH) stormed to victory in Sunday’s four-star Grand Prix at Arezzo in Italy. Seven…
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…