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…
The Irish Show Jumping team have made a winning start to the 2025 Longines League Of Nations season, after they secured a magnificent victory in today’s (Saturday) season-opener at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Denis Lynch got Ireland…
The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims, and a notable supporter of Irish equestrian sport, has died aged 88. He was the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the largest private development networks in…
The Frank and Laura Glynn-bred FTS Killossery Konfusion (ISH), ridden by Jos Verlooy (BEL), scored a hugely impressive win on Saturday in the $200,000 CSI4* Grand Prix by a margin of nearly three seconds at Desert International Horse Park in…
The Irish Horse Board (IHB) welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new government for Ireland and the commitments made in relation to the Irish equine sector in the new ‘Programme for Government 2025” With considerable untapped potential, the…
The Seamus Casey-bred Thomascourt Ballypatrick (ISH) scored a third place finish in Sunday’s $32,000 Hermès CSI3* 1.50m Classic to close week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Florida.Ridden by Charlotte Jacobs (USA), the 10-year-old gelding jumped double clear,…
Irish-bred horses were in brilliant form in today’s three-star Grand Prix at Abu Dhabi in the UAE, where BBS McGregor (ISH), bred in Kilkenny by Marguerite Ryan, and formerly ridden by Jack Ryan, took victory in the feature three-star Grand…
Kildare’s Mikey Pender and the Marion Hughes-bred mare HHS Los Angeles (ISH) scored a brilliant runner-up finish in Sunday’s five-star Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix at Madrid in Spain. Last to go in a 13-horse jump-off. Pender completed…
The 2024 Goresbridge Go For Gold Select Event Horse Sale produced exceptional results, with new records set including a top-priced lot of €57,000. Held at Barnadown Equestrian Centre and the Amber Springs Hotel, and with bidding on site and online,…
The Sean Kelly-bred Brookfield Quality (ISH) ridden by Tom McEwen (GBR), finished in third place overall at the 5-star Etoiles de Pau in France. A clear round in the final Show Jumping phase saw them finish on a score of…
