A Tradition of Champions
Irish Bred Horse Success
World Championship runner-up finish for Kildare’s Leah Stack and Laurina (ISH)
Photo: Leah Stack (centre) pictured with Lisa Cawley (right) and her husband Joe (left) following victory for Laurina (ISH) in the five-year-old final at the FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses Kildare’s Leah Stack has added to Ireland’s outstanding run of results at the 2023 FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses…
Ireland’s Mikey Pender and HHS Ocala (ISH) crowned 5-year-old World Champions as Irish horses and riders dominate podium
(l-r) Ireland’s Niamh McEvoy, Mikey Pender and Ger O’Neill made it an all-Irish podium in the 5-year-old Show Jumping horses at the 2023 FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken, Belgium (Photo: Irish Horse Board) A stunning performance from Irish horses and riders today (Sunday) saw Ireland fill all three places on…
Dedication of Irish horse breeders rewarded as Irish Sport Horse Studbook climbs WBFSH Rankings
Photo: CSF James Kann Cruz (ISH) bred by Patrick Connolly In another boost for Irish horse breeders and the Irish Sport Horse industry, the latest World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) Studbook Rankings shows that the Irish Sport Horse Studbook has continued it’s rise up the Show Jumping rankings, to a recent high of…
Irish bred Ballaghmor Class (ISH) wins Burghley five-star to complete Irish five-in-a-row
For the fifth time in-a-row, an Irish-bred horse has taken victory in the five-star Defender Burghley Horse Trials in the UK. Bred by Noel Hickey in Co Limerick and ridden by Oliver Townend (GBR), Ballaghmore Class started the final Show Jumping phase in second position. Overnight leader Tim Price (NZL) and Vitali had three fences…
Irish-bred horses dominate at five-star Burghley – Carlow’s Sam Watson up to fifth
Sam Watson and the Irish-bred SAP Talisman (ISH) (Photo: Irish Eventing Times) Irish-bred horses fill six of the top 10 places following today’s Cross Country phase at the five-star Defender Burghley Horse Trials in the UK. Ballaghmor Class (ISH), bred by Noel Hickey in Limerick and ridden by Oliver Townend (GBR), are in second place…
Record set at 98th Annual Connemara Pony Show in Clifden
The 98th Annual Connemara Pony Show took place this week (Aug 15th-18th) at the Showgrounds, Clifden, Co Galway, with a huge turnout of competitors, spectators and potential purchasers from Ireland and overseas. Supreme Champion 2023 – Dunloughan Troy (Photo: Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society) The show is organised by The Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society, who are…
Irish Equestrian Success
Ireland’s Harry Allen wins 7-year-old world title with Kumina Della Caccia
Another phenomenal performance from an Irish rider at the FEI Show Jumping World Championships for Young Horses at Lanken in Belgium, saw Wexford’s Harry Allen and Kumina Della Caccia (MIPAAF) win the 7-year-old final to complete an incredible championships for Irish horses and riders. One of 11 combinations who made it into the jump-off, Allen…
Strong group of Irish horses and riders qualify for Sunday’s World Championship Finals for Young Horses
Irish horses and riders have performed brilliantly so far this week at the 2023 FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken in Belgium, with a host of Irish combinations qualifying for Sunday’s world finals. A massive 235 horses and riders from around the globe started the two qualifiers for 5-year-old horses on…
Irish U21 Eventing team win European Silver – Kildare’s Alannah Kelly adds individual bronze
In another outstanding performance from Irish athletes at Championship level, the Irish U21 (Young Rider) Eventing team won the silver medal today (Sunday) at the FEI European Youth Eventing Championships in Montelibretti, Italy. Managed by Sue Shortt, the Irish quartet of Waterford’s Heather O’Connor (HSH Has It All (ISH), Westmeath’s Chloe Fagan (Comte Ligniere Z),…
Ireland’s Pony team victorious at FEI Youth Nations Cup Finals – Irish Juniors finish second
The Irish Pony Show Jumping team claimed a brilliant win in today’s FEI Youth Nations Cup Finals at Opglabbeek in Belgium.The Irish team of Kian Dore (Sparkling Lackaghmore Joey), Emily Moloney (Lady Crown), Paddy Reape (Fernando) and James Derwin (Rincoola Babog), managed by Gary Marshall, came into the final round in second place behind Belgium….
Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro (ISH) finish third in €2million Spruce Meadows Grand Prix
Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro (ISH) Photo: Spruce Meadows Wexford’s Bertram Allen and the Irish-bred Pacino Amiro (ISH) recorded another hugely impressive result on Sunday, when they claimed a third place finish in the five-star CPKC ‘International’, presented by Rolex at the Spruce Meadows Masters in Canada. Often considered to be one of the toughest…
Ireland win five-star Canadian Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows for first time in 22 years
Photo: (l-r) Bertram Allen, Denis Lynch, Michael Blake, Daniel Coyle and Conor Swail hold the trophy aloft after victory in the BMO Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows in Canada A commanding performance from the Irish Show Jumping team on Saturday saw them clinch victory in the five-star BMO Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows in Canada,…