The €45,000 Irish Breeders Classic Final for 5 & 6-year-old horses saw 30 horse rider combinations battle it out at the weekend in the Irish Horse Board arena at Barnadown, Co Wexford, where for the second year in-a-row, the Gary…
The Irish Draught Horse Breeders Association (IDHBA) national breed show took place at the weekend in Punchestown, Co Kildare. Liam Lynskey’s Ds Bounce With Me Baby, by Moylough Bouncer out of Diomond Princess and bred by Brendan Duffy took the…
The 2024 Paralympic games is underway in Paris, with Ireland’s Para Dressage athletes set to begin their competitions at the Games this Tuesday September 3rd. with four days of Para Dressage to look forward to. Ireland is represented at the Games…
The Irish Junior (U18) Eventing team have taken the silver medal at the 2024 FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors and Young Riders in Strzegom, Poland. The Irish quartet of Tom Nester (Cooley Diamond Dancer (ISH), Matthew Love (DSL Allegra…
There is no better place to view a batch of Dublin champions and no prouder occasion for their handlers than in Sunday’s pre-Grand Prix parade. And the €500,000 Grand Prix itself turned into a thriller, plus had the added bonus…
The 2024 Dublin Horse Show has come to a thrilling conclusion at the RDS in Ballsbridge, where Ireland’s Mark McAuley and GRS Lady Amaro (ISH) claimed a runner-up finish in the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland. McAuley had looked…
Ireland’s Mikey Pender riding Hearton du Bois Halleux and Britain’s Joseph Trunkfield with Cruze, shared victory in the Defender Puissance at the Dublin Horse Show, after both riders made it all the way to the fifth round where the big…
As the same time as this year’s Irish Draught stallion classes were being judged, more native breeds were on show in the parade of champions on the other side of the Anglesea Stand. Taking place just before yesterday’s Underwriting Exchange…
For the second year in-a-row, the Irish Show Jumping team have finished as runners-up in the Nations Cup of Ireland for the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show, where the USA lifted the famous trophy for the eighth…
Report and photos by Susan Finnerty for The Irish Horse Board Day 2 of Dublin Horse Show and it lived up to its reputation as “Draught Day” with throngs of Irish Draughts enthusiasts, from home and abroad, gathered at Ring…
