Another brilliant performance from European U21 double gold medal winner Seamus Hughes-Kennedy (pictured) saw him fill two of the top three places in Sunday’s two-star Grand Prix at Millstreet International Horse Show in Co Cork, which this year is celebrating…
The final international competition at the 2023 Dublin Horse Show saw a French winner in the Longines Grand Prix of Ireland, with Francois Xavier Boudant and Brazyl du Mezel becoming the first French combination to lift the trophy since 1995. …
Photo – Rachel Moore on Ballymacbrennan Merdios, winners of the final class at the 2023 Dublin Horse Show The final day of Dublin Horse Show 2023 over and done. Although firstly an update on the last championship to take place…
Waterford-born Army rider Commandant Geoff Curran and the Irish-bred gelding Bishops Quarter (ISH), bred by Gerard Murphy, soared over the big red wall at a height of 2m25 (7ft 4inches) to win the Defender Puissance at a packed RDS arena…
Brilliant sunshine, plus the prospect of championships galore and the Aga Khan Nations Cup brought crowds galore out to the RDS on the third day of the Dublin Horse Show.In Ring 1, the young horse championships were the curtain-raiser for…
Photo; Shane Sweetnam riding the Irish-bred CSF James Kann Cruz (ISH) to a clear first round in the Aga Khan (Photo: Laurence Dunne) The Irish Show Jumping team of Galway’s Michael Duffy riding Cinca 3, Kildare’s Michael Pender riding HHS…
Day 2 of Dublin Horse Show is traditionally dubbed ‘Draught Day’ with hordes of Draught enthusiasts, from home and abroad, flocking around Ring 1 for the Irish Draught mare classes in the morning. Another attraction is the parade of Draught…
Irish domination of the international classes at the Dublin Horse Show continued today (Thursday), with both of the international competitions in the main arena at the RDS being won by Irish riders. Sligo’s Richard Howley and the 12-year-old gelding Consulent…
Day 1 of Dublin Horse Show 2023 started with a number of home-bred wins in the Irish Draught and Connemara performance hunter classes. The first win in Ring 2 was in the APCOA-sponsored Irish Draught performance classes for four and…
Irish horses and riders made a flying start on the opening day of the 2023 Dublin Horse Show, claiming a hat-trick of international victories in the RDS main arena. The feature Sport Ireland Classic saw Cork’s Shane Sweetnam and the…
