AIRC Festival Report 2023
A huge field of competitors travelled from all corners of Ireland to the Association of Irish Riding Clubs annual festival
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Irish rule Rome to end 97-year wait for Italian Nations Cup win
An Irish team that included two Irish-bred horses made history at the famous Piazza Di Sienna in Rome
Badminton brilliance from Irish breeders – Three of top five bred in Ireland
An outstanding performance from Irish horses and Irish breeders at the world famous five-star Badminton International Horse Trials in the UK
Ireland retain Canadian Nations Cup crown
For the second year in-a-row and the third time in the last four years, Ireland took victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup in Vancouver, Canada.
Irish-bred horses fill two of top three places at Mullingar International
Irish-bred horses were in fine form at Mullingar International Horse Show in Co Westmeath, filling two of the top three places in the feature two-star Grand Prix
Anna Merveldt wins 3* Grand Prix class in Ornago
Anna Merveldt’s good run of international form continued with a Grand Prix Kür (Freestyle to Music) win at three-star show in Ornago, Italy on Sunday.
Podium for Bertram Allen and Pacino Amiro in €500k 1.60m Royal Windsor 5* Grand Prix
Olympian Bertram Allen and the Irish Sport Horse Pacino Amiro finished a magnificent third place in the €500,000 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix at Windsor on Sunday.
Irish Sport Horse CSF Keatingstown Blue Lagoon Wins in France
Irish rider Adam Carey partnered CSF Keatingstown Blue Lagoon (ISH) to victory in the €4,000 1.40m and to second place in the €26,200 1.45m at the CSI3* in Canelau, France last weekend. Bred by Patrick Connolly and owned by Sharon Fitzpatrick
Three Irish Sport Horses finish in the Top Ten at Badminton CCI5
Ballaghmor Class (ISH) finished best of the Irish-bred horses at Badminton Horse Trials, coming home in second place with British rider Oliver Townend. Bred by Noel Hickey, this is the seventh top five placing at 5* level for this combination.
McGregor (ISH) wins ranking class at Lummen
Olympian Bertram Allen and the Irish Sport Horse Pacino Amiro finished a magnificent third place in the €500,000 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix at Windsor on Sunday.