Waterford’s Francis Connors has added to his long list of National Grand Prix League titles, after he was once again crowned 2025 Showjumping Ireland Premier Performance National Grand Prix league champion at the Irish Breeders Classic in Barnadown Co Wexford…
The Irish Young Rider (U21) Eventing squad of Ben Connors, Godfrey Gibbons, Momo Sheehy, Oleana Cowen and Amelia McCarthy claimed the team Silver medal today (Sunday) at the FEI Eventing European Championships for Young Riders and Juniors at Strzegom in…
The Connemara Pony Show in Clifden, Co Galway this week celebrates 100 years of the Connemara Pony Show attracting owners, breeders and visitors from all over the world. This years festival celebrates the centenary with a host of exciting events.…
The Irish Horse Board was delighted to participate in the Irish Equine Veterinary Association’s Equine Summit: A Good Life Well Lived, held in partnership with Connolly’s Red Mills. The event highlighted the vital importance of collaboration between the Thoroughbred and…
Now that the last of the horseboxes and lorries have arrived home and the Irish horse world takes a proverbial day off to recover from Horse Show Week, its a good opportunity to catch up on more Dublin champions.As always,…
The 2025 Dublin Horse Show has come to a close at the RDS in Ballsbridge where American rider Laura Kraut and the 11-year-old mare Bisquetta emerged as winners of the Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland, with what was the only…
Connemara ponies are seen throughout the five days of Dublin Horse Show in various competitions, including today’s show hunter pony class entries, dotted with native pony bloodlines. Two dedicated Dublin showcases are the Connemara performance and ridden classes. Competition is…
Tyrone’s Niamh McEvoy secured Ireland’s sixth international win of the 2025 Dublin Horse Show on Saturday, as she claimed victory in the Dublin Stakes with Flora du Mesnil. Seven riders made it through to the jump-off where McEvoy’s guided the…
Friday of Dublin Horse Show is one of those ‘blink and miss it’ days, between back-to-back championships in the showing arenas and the iconic Aga Khan Nations Cup in the main arena.To showing exhibitors, their ‘Aga Khan’ is a Dublin…
Irish Draughts and Connemara ponies – two of Ireland’s native equine breeds – are seen in abundance in Dublin’s show classes. Thursday is traditionally known as “Draught Day” when Irish Draught enthusiasts from home and overseas cluster around Ring 1…
