A brilliant performance from Michael Blake’s Irish Show Jumping team of Cork’s Shane Sweetnam, Derry’s Daniel Coyle and Meath’s Cian O’Connor, has seen them comfortably qualify among the 10 teams that will go forward to tomorrow’s (Friday) Olympic team final…
For the second Olympic Games in-a-row, Cork’s Austin O’Connor has finished best of the Irish Eventing riders, taking 17th place overall following today’s (Monday) final of the individual Eventing competition at Paris 2024. Riding the 15-year-old gelding Colorado Blue, O’Connor…
An exceptional performance from all three members of the Irish Eventing team today (Sunday) at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, has seen them climb three places and they are now up to eighth spot ahead of tomorrow’s final Show…
The Irish Eventing team are in 11th place of 16 teams following today’s (Saturday) opening Dressage phase at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Palace of Versailles, the competition saw the three-member Irish…
The much-anticipated 2024 Olympic Games is underway in Paris, with the equestrian competitions set to begin this Saturday July 27th, running to to August 6th at the Château de Versailles (also known as the Palace of Versailles). A temporary arena and…
With just days until the equestrian competitions begin, the first sound of hooves has echoed through the historic grounds of Versailles, signalling the arrival of some of the most elite equine athletes in the world. The arrival of the Eventing…
Thank Heavens: An emotional Conor Swail, of Ireland, celebrates his Grand Prix win on the back of his beloved horse Count Me In. Ireland’s Conor Swail last night (Saturday) finally claimed one of the major trophies that had eluded the…
Irish equestrian athletes continue to enjoy a superb week at the world famous Aachen arena in Germany, with the Irish Eventing team of Sam Watson, Ian Cassells, Austin O’Connor and Joseph Murphy, taking third place on the podium in the…
For the sixth time in its 95-year history and the first time since 2010, the Irish Show Jumping team won the world famous five-star Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup of Aachen in Germany on Thursday night. It was a dominant performance from…
The Irish Horse Board were deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of one of the former Board members of the Irish Horse Board – Michael Duignan. Michael held a passion for the development of Ireland’s equine industry, that…
