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.…
It was the year of the Irish Draught at Balmoral Show where several open titles were won by native breed entries. County honours were evenly divided amongst Balmoral supreme horse titles. On Wednesday, we saw the young horse championship going…
There was a definite Gortfree Hero theme throughout the Balmoral supreme hunter judging on Thursday. Watching ringside was Canadian visitor Christine Sweet who has recently organised for Sean Barker’s triple Dublin champion to be made available, through A.I, to Canadian…
Day 1 of Balmoral Horse Show ended 27 years of waiting, as popular Mayo exhibitor and Irish Horse Board Chairman Tiernan Gill won the Bluegrass Horse Feed young horse championship with his three-year-old champion Flogas Syb. Tiernan and his namesake…
