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 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.…
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,…
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…
Friday of Dublin Horse Show is one of those ‘blink and miss it’ days, between back-to-back championships in the showing arenas and the iconic Aga Khan Nations Cup in the main arena.To showing exhibitors, their ‘Aga Khan’ is a Dublin…
Irish Draughts and Connemara ponies – two of Ireland’s native equine breeds – are seen in abundance in Dublin’s show classes. Thursday is traditionally known as “Draught Day” when Irish Draught enthusiasts from home and overseas cluster around Ring 1…
The Irish Show Jumping team of Denis Lynch, Tom Wachman, Seamus Hughes Kennedy and Cian O’Connor have taken third place on the podium in the Nations Cup Of Ireland for the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show, where…
Day 2 of the Dublin Horse Show and the tricolours stacked up – from the elegance of the ladies side-saddle class to the bedrock stock of the Irish Sport Horse seen in the Irish Draught mare and foal classes and…
Day 1 of Dublin Horse Show and Two Mile Nigel’s superb year in the showring continues, althought it draws to a close after Dublin with his recent sale. Meanwhile, a former Horse of the Year Show winner returned to Ireland…
Irish horses and riders made a strong start on the opening day of the 2025 Dublin Horse Show at the RDS with two five-star wins, while the feature Sport Ireland Classic went to Germany. The opening international competition was the…
