Cork Olympian Austin O’Connor has recorded Ireland’s best result in 62 years at the five-star Burghley Horse Trials in the UK, after he partnered the 16-year-old gelding Colorado Blue to a superb runner-up finish at the Lincolnshire venue, while no…
AS the end of this summer’s show season approaches, the native breed shows continue. Clifden now completed for the Connemara pony, the first of the Irish Draught national shows took place on Saturday at Punchestown Racecourse, the venue for the…
The 2025 Irish Breeders Classic took place at Barnadown in Co Wexford from August 27th to 31st, with top class competition across a range of age classes. The Irish Breeders Classic was founded in 2012 with the aim of establishing…
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…
