Irish Bred Horse Success
Irish-bred EIC Cooley Jump The Q wins London World Cup Grand Prix
Winning combination Max KUHNER (AUT) & EIC COOLEY JUMP THE Q at the prizegiving of THE LONGINES FEI JUMPING WORLD CUP™ presented by Agria – London International Horse Show, Excel London, (Photo: Jon Stroud Media) EIC Cooley Jump the Q (ISH), bred in Co Wicklow by Pam Walshe and ridden by Austria’s Max Kuhner, added…
Runner-up finish for Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz (ISH) in Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva
Shane Sweetman and James Kann Cruz (ISH) Cork-born Olympian Shane Sweetnam and the Patrick Connolly-bred gelding CSF James Kann Cruz (ISH) have produced another exceptional performance on the world stage, to finish as runners-up in today’s (Sunday) five-star Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva in Switzerland. The competition was part of the Rolex Grand Slam of…
Millstreet named as host venue for U25 FEI World Eventing Championships 2026
Millstreet Green Glens Arena (Photo Bit Media) The International Governing Body for Equestrian sports, the FEI, has confirmed that Millstreet International Horse Trials in Co Cork has been selected as the venue for the inaugural FEI World Eventing Championships for Under 25 riders in 2026. Millstreet submitted a formal bid to host the Championships earlier…
Huge medal haul for Irish horses and riders at Le Lion Eventing Young Horse World Championships
Ireland’s position as one of the leading nations in world eventing was once again enhanced this weekend, with a brilliant medal haul of one gold, two silver and a bronze medal from the six medals on offer at the 2025 FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses at Le Lion d’Angers in France.…
Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro (ISH) sixth in Rome LGCT Grand Prix
Wexford’s Bertram Allen and the Simon Scott-bred Pacino Amiro (ISH) finished sixth overall in Sunday’s five-star 1m60 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Rome. One of 10 combinations to make it through to the jump-off, Allen had one of the fastest times but one fence down saw them take sixth place. Victory went to…
Ireland dominates Lanaken World Championships again winning two gold medals a silver and a bronze
Mikey Pender with HHS Private Ryan The incredible record of Irish horses and riders at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championships at Lanaken in Belgium has been further enhanced today (Sunday), after an outstanding performance saw Ireland claim two World Championship gold medals along with a silver and a bronze. An historic day for…
Irish Equestrian Success
Irish make strong start at five-star Geneva
Cian O’Connor and Chatolinue PS. Irish showjumping riders were in good form on the opening day of action at Geneva’s prestigious five-star show in Switzerland on Thursday, with Meath’s Cian O’Connor and Kilkenny’s Timmy Brennan featuring strongly. World No.22 O’Connor scored two podium places, beginning with a third place finish with the 11-year-old mare Canbella…
Irish Eventing team named runners-up at Olympic Sports Awards
After a fantastic season which saw them win the silver medal at the FEI European Championships. the Irish Eventing team have been named as runners-up in the Team Of The Year category by the Olympic Federation of Ireland at the 2025 Team Ireland Olympic Sport Awards. The Team Of The Year title was awarded to…
Niall Talbot dedicates Spanish Grand Prix win to the late John Mulvey
Ireland’s Niall Talbot and the 10-year-old stallion Charming Dream Z (Carrera VDL x Cagliostro 161) took victory in Sunday’s three-star 1.50m Grand Prix at Oliva Nova in Spain. For Talbot, this win was an emotional one. “I lost a very good friend, John Mulvey, this week,” he shared. “He was a very popular guy and…
Ireland’s Conor Swail and Casturano seal five-star victory in $200,000 Toronto World Cup
Co Down’s Conor Swail has moved to the top of the Longines FEI World Cup North American league table, after a stunning victory in last night’s (Saturday) World Cup Grand Prix at Toronto in Canada. Just three of the 21 starters made it into the jump-off where Swail took full advantage of his draw as…
Denis Lynch pockets €100,000 after runner-up finish in Riyadh Global Champions Tour Grand Prix
Denis Lynch and Cordial Tipperary’s Denis Lynch and the 16-year-old stallion Cordial secured a runner-up finish in last night’s (Saturday) five-star Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. A thrilling 11-horse jump-off saw Lynch take the lead with a clear in 43.66 seconds and he looked set for victory until the…
Ireland retain Vejer Nations Cup Trophy
The Irish Show Jumping team secured victory in the the Spanish Nations Cup at Vejer De La Frontera for the second year in-a-row, after a commanding performance on Friday afternoon. The Irish quartet of Susan Fitzpatrick (Lovely Stassi PS), Niamh McEvoy (Olympic ‘gl’ ‘fvd’), Max Wachman (Tipperary) and Ethen Ahearne (Lvs Goldrush (ISH) finished on…