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Irish-bred horses are poised for further success at the 2025 MARS Badminton Horse Trials in the UK, with Cooley Rosalent (ISH), bred in Co Armagh by Woods Rosbotham, holding the lead with Oliver Townend (GBR) heading into today’s (Sunday) final…
Irish-bred horses showcased their exceptional quality and future potential at the 2025 Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Class held at Badminton Horse Trials, securing podium finishes in both the four and five-year-old divisions. The Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Series,…
The 16-year-old gelding Off The Record, bred in Co Cavan by Peter Brady and ridden by America’s Will Coleman, led from start to finish to claim victory on Sunday in the CCI4*-S competition at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three Day…
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…
