The Irish-bred gelding Ballaghmor Class (ISH) has cemented his place as one of the greatest horses in Eventing history, after claiming his fourth five-star competition victory in the early hours of this morning at MARS Maryland, Fair Hill in the…
Team Ireland take the win for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup in Boekelo (NED) . L-R: Padraig McCarthy and Pomp N Circumstance; Susannah Berry and Clever Trick; Austin O’Connor and Isazsa; Aofie Clark and Sportsfield Freelance. (Photo pam Cunningham/Irish Eventing…
Irish army rider Commandant Geoff Curran produced a dominant display to win The Dick Turpin Stakes, as international competition began at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. Puissance champion at HOYS in 2022 and 2023, and bidding for…
Ireland’s Mickey Pender scored one of the biggest wins of his career late last night (Saturday), as he took a magnificent victory in the €300,000 five-star Longines Grand Prix at the League Of Nations Final in Barcelona, Spain. It was…
Potential purchasers of horses from Ireland will be spoilt for choice over the coming days, with three separate sales taking place in counties Cork, Galway and Kilkenny. The Mayo Roscommon Horse Breeders Foal Sale takes place tomorrow, Saturday 5th October…
Ireland’s proud record at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for young horses in Lanaken, Belgium continued today, with Irish riders winning three of the nine World Championship medals on offer, including two precious golds. The 7-year-old final was…
A strong group of Irish-bred horses have qualified for Sunday’s grand finals at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses at Lanaken in Belgium, from almost 700 of the top young horses from around the globe that…
Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and the 17-year-old stallion VDL Cartello recorded a brilliant runner-up finish in Sunday’s €2Million CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix, presented by Rolex at Spruce Meadows in Canada – part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. A…
The five-star Defender Burghley Horse Trails have concluded in the UK, with three Irish-bred horses finishing inside the top five. Cavalier Crystal (ISH), bred by Thomas Horgan in Co Waterford and ridden by Harry Meade (GBR) secured a brilliant podium…
The Irish Show Jumping team of Jessica Burke, Jenny Rankin, Seamus Hughes-Kennedy and Francis Derwin, managed by Taylor Vard, have finished as runners-up in the 2024 Longines EEF Series Nations Cup Final in Warsaw (POL). Ireland and Italy were tied…
