


The Irish Show Jumping team produced a commanding performance in the early hours of this morning (Sunday), to take victory in the four-star Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA. Michael Blake’s team were in the lead…

Irish Show Jumping riders have made a brilliant start at the five-star fixture in Doha, Qatar, with Sligo’s Richard Howley taking victory in today’s (Thursday) 1m50 speed class with Zodiak du Buisson Z. Howley jumped clear in 62.73 seconds with…

Irish riders dominated today’s (Sunday) 1m55 five-star Longines World Cup Grand Prix at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, where a superb performance from Kildare’s Mikey Pender and the 13-year-old gelding HHS Calais (ISH) bred in Kilkenny by Ita Brennan,…

Photo: The Irish Show Jumping team (l-r) Denis Lynch, Mikey Pender, Richard Howley, Michael Blake (team manager) and Mark McAuley A strong performance from the Irish Show Jumping team saw them finish as runners-up in today’s (Sunday) opening leg of…

As the excitement builds to a crescendo ahead of the dawning of the brand-new Longines League of Nations™ Series, the top-10 ranked countries in the world have confirmed their teams for the historic first leg which will be staged in…

Irish Horse Board Newsletter for February 2024

Tipperary’s Denis Lynch and the 15-year-old gelding Brooklyn Heights have finished as runners-up in today’s five-star Audi Grand Prix at Bordeaux World Cup show in France. Just four of the 28 starters jumped clear in the first round with two…

Irish riders were in superb form in Saturday’s $215,000 MARS Equestrian four-star Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA, with Limerick’s Paul O’Shea taking victory aboard Imerald van’t Voorhof. Paul O’Shea & Imerald van’t Voorhof, winners of…

Co Down’s Conor Swail and the 17-year-old gelding Count Me In (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) added another victory to their recent run of impressive results, when they came out on top in Saturday’s four-star Grand Prix on week four…

A brilliant double clear round from the Irish-bred gelding BBS McGregor (ISH), bred in Kilkenny by Marguerite Ryan and now ridden by Abdullah Mohd Al Marri for the United Arab Emirates, has helped the UAE to a commanding victory today’s…