Two-time Irish Olympian Shane Sweetnam and the Patrick Connolly-bred CSF James Kann Cruz (ISH) secured a runner-up finish in Saturday night’s $400,000 five-star Grand Prix, in front of a packed audience at Kentucky International in the USA. Nine of the…
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…
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…
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…
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. A 19-horse jump-off saw Tyrone’s…
The Irish Horse Board (IHB) is proud to announce the launch of an exclusive equestrian tourism initiative, unveiled on March 25, 2025, by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, at the Anantara Marker Hotel in Dublin.…
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…
The Irish Horse Board (IHB) made history last week with a milestone event in Beijing, marking the first official meeting between the IHB and the China Horse Industry Association (CHIA). The prestigious event, hosted by Dr Nicholas O’Brien at the…
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…
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…
