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…
A stunning performance from 22-year-old Seamus Hughes Kennedy and the 10-year-old Irish-bred gelding ESI Rocky (ISH) saw them secure a brilliant fifth place finish following today’s (Sunday) Longines FEI Jumping European Championships Individual Final at A Coruña in Spain. They…
Last year was a dream start for equine physio Sharon Kelly in her first year of show horse ownership, when, on her first visit to Bannow & Rathangan Show, she won the All Ireland three-year-old final with her Annaghmore Dunkirk.…
The Irish Horse Board hosted a reception at the HHS Horse Show in Co Kilkenny recently, to honour three key figures from the Irish equestrian industry and to recognise the huge contribution they have made to the sport. Marion HughesA…
The 2025 Millstreet International Horse Trials saw Irish-bred horses once again dominate, filling the top two places in the feature Noel C. Duggan Engineering CCI4*-L along with several victories in other competitions at the Green Glens arena. Ridden by Britain’s…
Rising eventing star Patrick Whelan was crowned Irish National Champion after a strong finish as runner-up behind Australian Kevin McNab in the Connolly’s RED MILLS CCI4*-S at Millstreet International Horse Trials. The inaugural Connolly’s RED MILLS EI120 National Championship title…
Irish horses and riders have enjoyed huge success in today’s (Sunday) world famous five-star Rolex Grand Prix of Rome in Italy, with Meath’s Cian O’Connor and Iron Man taking runner-up spot, while Kilkenny’s Seamus Hughes Kennedy and ESI Rocky (ISH)…
Dermot Molloy, from Nine Mile House in Co. Kilkenny, talked to the Irish Horse Board after a remarkable Balmoral double with his purebred Irish Draught winner Two Mile Nigel, and why he feels demand is so strong for ridden Draughts.…
