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Report and photos by Susan Finnerty for The Irish Horse Board Day 2 of Dublin Horse Show and it lived up to its reputation as “Draught Day” with throngs of Irish Draughts enthusiasts, from home and abroad, gathered at Ring…
Irish riders have maintained their superb run of form at the 2024 Dublin Horse Show, with a double of wins on day 2 at the RDS. Paris Olympian Daniel Coyle and the 11-year-old gelding Incredible proved unbeatable in the feature…
STARS ALIGN IN IRISH DRAUGHT PERFORMANCE CLASSES. Day 1 of the 2024 Dublin Horse Show and Wednesday is now established as performance day for the native breeds: Connemaras and Irish Draughts. And riding horses and Connemara stallions on parade, young…
Irish Show Jumping riders have made an excellent start on day one of the 2024 Dublin Horse Show at the RDS in Ballsbridge, claiming a double of wins including the feature Sport Ireland Classic where Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and the…
Ireland’s biggest annual equestrian event, the 2024 RDS Dublin Horse Show gets underway today (Wednesday August 14th), with a host of top class national and international action to look forward to over five days at the famous RDS arena in…
Ireland’s equestrian campaign at the Olympic Games in Paris came to a close today, with disappointment at the finish for Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle in the individual Show Jumping final. The Irish pair had qualified for the final…
Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle have both booked their place in tomorrow’s (Tuesday) Olympic Show Jumping final in Paris, after commanding performances in today’s individual qualifier. Cork-born Sweetnam was the 13th rider into the arena in the individual qualifier…
The Irish Show Jumping team have finished in seventh place overall following today’s (Friday) final of the team competition at the Olympic Games in Paris. Ireland were among the top 10 teams who made it through Thursday’s team qualifier to…
A brilliant performance from Michael Blake’s Irish Show Jumping team of Cork’s Shane Sweetnam, Derry’s Daniel Coyle and Meath’s Cian O’Connor, has seen them comfortably qualify among the 10 teams that will go forward to tomorrow’s (Friday) Olympic team final…
For the second Olympic Games in-a-row, Cork’s Austin O’Connor has finished best of the Irish Eventing riders, taking 17th place overall following today’s (Monday) final of the individual Eventing competition at Paris 2024. Riding the 15-year-old gelding Colorado Blue, O’Connor…
