Irish Bred Horse Success
Irish Show Jumping team power to victory in Aachen Nations Cup with flawless performance
(l-r) Cian O’Connor, Shane Sweetnam, Michael Blake (team manager) Bertram Allen and Denis Lynch celebrate after victory for Ireland in the Aachen Nations Cup (Photo: Pam Cunningham) 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…
World Cup Grand Prix win for Irish-bred ESI Toulouse (ISH)
The 13-year-old gelding ESI Toulouse (ISH), bred by Cian O’Connor and formerly ridden by Mayo’s Cameron Hanley recorded an impressive victory in Sunday’s three-star World Cup Grand Prix at Prague in the Czech Republic. Just five of the 60 starters managed to jump clear in the opening round, with ESI Toulouse (ISH), ridden by Dutch…
Superb results for Irish-bred Eventing horses on the world stage
Annaghmore Valoner (ISH), bred in Co Offaly by Sinead Healion and ridden by Britain’s Harry Meade, (Photo: 1st class images) Irish-bred Eventing horses enjoyed fantastic success on both sides of the Atlantic at the weekend, with a string of top placings in the UK and Canada. The Emma Phelan-bred Hot Bobo (ISH), ridden by Karl…
FAREWELL TO ARDCOLUM DUKE – THE COAL MINER’S HORSE
Billy Twomey and Ardcolum Duke (ISH) [TIH] © Susan Finnerty Bred by the Roscommon farmer and coal miner Joe Flynn, he was the horse that won over €250,000 around the globe with Billy Twomey. One of the few fully approved Traditional Irish Horse stallions in the country, Ardcolum Duke is the kind of story that…
Runner-up finish for Irish Show Jumping team at Italian Nations Cup in Rome
With just over two months to go before the start of the equestrian competitions at the Olympic Games in Paris, Michael Blake’s Irish Show Jumping team have claimed an impressive runner-up finish in today’s (Friday) five-star Italian Nations Cup in Rome. The Rome Nations Cup at the picturesque Piazza di Sienna, is part of the…
BALMORAL SHOW 2024 – SHOWING REVIEW
Writes Susan Finnerty MADRA RUA OUTFOXES THE COMPETITION Madra Rua, the 2024 Balmoral supreme hunter champion bred by Paul Cleary with Aimee Stunt aboard and Gail Boyd, representing sponsors Creightons. © Susan Finnerty They say that, “After bad luck comes great luck” and for midlands man Paul Cleary, that upturn happened at Balmoral Show as…
Irish Equestrian Success
Irish Horse Board – Guide to the Equestrian competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
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 grandstand seating for up to 40,000 spectators has been built in the Etoile Royale, an…
Olympic hooves touch down in Versailles
Austin O’Connor’s Colorado Blue, Susie Berry’s Wellfields Lincoln and Aoife Clark’s Freelande. The Irish Eventing Horses arrive at The Park at Versailles for the Equestrian: Paris 2024 Olympic Games | Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Wednesday 24 July. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography With just days until the equestrian competitions begin, the first sound of…
Massive win for Ireland’s Conor Swail as he claims ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows
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 Co Down native, when he lifted the five-star ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce…
Brilliant podium finish for Irish Eventing team in Aachen SAP Cup
Sam Watson riding Ballyneety Rocketman (ISH) (Photo: Pam Cunningham/Irish Eventing Times) 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 SAP Cup. Ian Cassels…
Irish showjumpers continue to shine on world stage
Irish riders maintained their impressive form in international competitions around the globe at the weekend, with a several top placings in Europe and North America. The Irish Show Jumping team claimed a runner-up finish in Friday’s three-star Nations Cup at Prague in the Czech Republic. Michael Blake’s team of Shane Breen, Matt Garrigan, David Simpson…
Outstanding results for Irish Youth athletes at Future Champions in Germany
The Irish Junior Show Jumping team pictured following victory in the Nations Cup at Hagen (GER) Irish youth Show Jumping athletes enjoyed prenominal success over the weekend, at the prestigious Future Champions fixture in Hagen, Germany. A dominant performance saw Irish teams score a hat-trick of Nations Cup wins in the Pony (U16), Children On…