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…
Ireland win Longines League Of Nations opener with commanding display in Abu Dhabi
The Irish Show Jumping team have made a winning start to the 2025 Longines League Of Nations season, after they secured a magnificent victory in today’s (Saturday) season-opener at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Denis Lynch got Ireland off to the perfect start with a clear round aboard the ultra-consistent Vistogrand and that…
Aga Khan IV, Prince Karim Al-Husseini dies aged 88
Aga Khan IV pictured (right) in 1980 with former RDS Presidents Prof John Carroll and James Meenan The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims, and a notable supporter of Irish equestrian sport, has died aged 88. He was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development…
Stateside Grand Prix win for Irish-bred Killossery Konfusion (ISH)
The Frank and Laura Glynn-bred FTS Killossery Konfusion (ISH), ridden by Jos Verlooy (BEL), scored a hugely impressive win on Saturday in the $200,000 CSI4* Grand Prix by a margin of nearly three seconds at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, USA. Course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral set the track for the featured event…
Irish Horse Board welcomes commitments made to equine sector in new Programme For Government
The Irish Horse Board (IHB) welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new government for Ireland and the commitments made in relation to the Irish equine sector in the new ‘Programme for Government 2025” With considerable untapped potential, the Irish Sport horse sector can deliver substantial, export-led growth and employment in a sustainable manner…
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…
Fourth place finish for Ireland in Ocala Longines League Of Nations
The Irish Show Jumping team of Darragh Kenny (Eddy Blue), Tom Wachman (Tabasco De Toxandria Z), Daniel Coyle (Incredible) and Cian O’Connor (Bentley De Sury), finished fourth of 10 teams in the second leg of the five-star Longines League Of Nations at Ocala in Florida, USA in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Ireland…
Irish Horse Board Signs Landmark Agreement with China Horse Industry Association in Beijing
(Photo: L to R) Alison Corbally (IHB Director General) Dr Nicholas O’Brien (Irish Ambassador to China) Tiernan Gill (Chairman Irish Horse Board), Yue Gaofeng (CHIA Secretary General), Yue Xiaoyon (former Chinese Ambassador to Ireland) and Jimmy Quinn (Cappa Stud). The Irish Horse Board (IHB) made history last week with a milestone event in Beijing, marking…
Ireland finish as runners-up in Wellington Nations Cup as USA claim home win
The Irish Show Jumping team of Michael Duffy, Bertram Allen, Cian O’Connor and Daniel Coyle, finished as runners-up in the four-star Nations Cup at Wellington International in Florida, USA in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Ireland had been bidding to win the Wellington Nations Cup for the second year in-a-row but were denied…
Amsterdam World Cup runner-up finish for Denis Lynch and Vistogrand
Tipperary’s Denis Lynch and the 12-year-old stallion Vistogrand continued their ultra-consistent run of form, when they secured a runner-up finish in Sunday’s five-star Longines FEI World Cup Grand Prix at Amsterdam in The Netherlands. A six-horse jump-off saw Lynch go clear in 38.99 seconds to finish just over half-a-second behind Dutch winner Marc Houtzager with…