Irish Bred Horse Success
Ireland’s Austin O’Connor makes history with runner-up finish at five-star Burghley
Austin O’Connor (IRL), Ros Canter (GBR) and Harry Meade (GBR) share the podium at the 2025 Defender Burghley Horse Trials (Photo: Irish Eventing Times) Cork Olympian Austin O’Connor has recorded Ireland’s best result in 62 years at the five-star Burghley Horse Trials in the UK, after he partnered the 16-year-old gelding Colorado Blue to a…
Irish Draught Horse Breeders Association (IDHBA) National Show – Punchestown
AS the end of this summer’s show season approaches, the native breed shows continue. Clifden now completed for the Connemara pony, the first of the Irish Draught national shows took place on Saturday at Punchestown Racecourse, the venue for the Irish Draught Horse Breeders Association (IDHBA) national show. IDHBA National Show committee member Michelle Lucey…
Champions crowned at 2025 Irish Breeders Classic
The 2025 Irish Breeders Classic took place at Barnadown in Co Wexford from August 27th to 31st, with top class competition across a range of age classes. The Irish Breeders Classic was founded in 2012 with the aim of establishing an event which would boost demand for horses bred by Irish breeders and to attract…
Francis Connors crowned 2025 Premier Performance National Grand Prix League Champion
Francis Connors and Carrigshawn Vendi Royal (ISH) (Photo: Laurence Dunne/JumpInAction) Waterford’s Francis Connors has added to his long list of National Grand Prix League titles, after he was once again crowned 2025 Showjumping Ireland Premier Performance National Grand Prix league champion at the Irish Breeders Classic in Barnadown Co Wexford on Friday. “I’m delighted to…
Glencarrig Douvan crowned Supreme Champion as Connemara Pony Show Clifden celebrates 100 years
Glencarrig Douvan and Patrick Curran winning the Supreme Championship at Clifden Show (Photo: Rynes Walker Photography) The Connemara Pony Show in Clifden, Co Galway this week celebrates 100 years of the Connemara Pony Show attracting owners, breeders and visitors from all over the world. This years festival celebrates the centenary with a host of exciting…
Dublin Horse Show Day 5- Showing Classes – Champions On Parade
Father and son team Paddy and Patrick McCarthy with their Croker Cup thoroughbred champion Althebayeb (Photo: Susan Finnerty) Now that the last of the horseboxes and lorries have arrived home and the Irish horse world takes a proverbial day off to recover from Horse Show Week, its a good opportunity to catch up on more…
Irish Equestrian Success
Irish Young Rider Eventing team win European Silver medal at Strzegom in Poland
The Irish Young Rider (U21) Eventing squad of Ben Connors, Godfrey Gibbons, Momo Sheehy, Oleana Cowen and Amelia McCarthy claimed the team Silver medal today (Sunday) at the FEI Eventing European Championships for Young Riders and Juniors at Strzegom in Poland. Ireland, managed by Dag Albert, were in fifth place after the opening Dressage phase…
Irish Equine Veterinary Association in partnership with Connolly’s RED MILLS – A Good Life Well Lived – Equine Summit
The Irish Horse Board was delighted to participate in the Irish Equine Veterinary Association’s Equine Summit: A Good Life Well Lived, held in partnership with Connolly’s Red Mills. The event highlighted the vital importance of collaboration between the Thoroughbred and Sport Horse sectors in maximising equine wellbeing and health throughout their competition careers and beyond.…
USA’s Laura Kraut wins Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland – Shane Sweetnam best of the Irish
The 2025 Dublin Horse Show has come to a close at the RDS in Ballsbridge where American rider Laura Kraut and the 11-year-old mare Bisquetta emerged as winners of the Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland, with what was the only clear round of the competition. A field of 40 of the world’s top horses and…
McEvoy and Pender add to Irish wins at the RDS as Britain’s Proudley wins Puissance
Niamh McEvoy and Flora Du Mesnil winners of the Dublin Stakes (Photo: Pam Cunningham) Tyrone’s Niamh McEvoy secured Ireland’s sixth international win of the 2025 Dublin Horse Show on Saturday, as she claimed victory in the Dublin Stakes with Flora du Mesnil. Seven riders made it through to the jump-off where McEvoy’s guided the 10-year-old…
Podium finish for Ireland as The Netherlands win Aga Khan
Seamus Hughes-Kennedy and ESI Rocky (ISH) jumped double clear on their Aga Khan debut (Photo: Pam Cunningham) The Irish Show Jumping team of Denis Lynch, Tom Wachman, Seamus Hughes Kennedy and Cian O’Connor have taken third place on the podium in the Nations Cup Of Ireland for the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse…
Coyle claims his second Dublin Horse Show win as Ireland drawn fifth to jump in Aga Khan
Jordan Coyle and Chaccolino winners of the Cashel Palace Hotel Stakes (Photo: Pam Cunningham) Derry’s Jordan Coyle scored his second win in as many day’s at the Dublin Horse Show, with a superb performance in today’s (Thursday) Cashel Palace Hotel Stakes. Riding the 14-year-old gelding Chaccolino, Coyle was one of six riders to make it…