SWAIL AND O’CONNOR TAKE THREE TOP TEN PLACES IN FLORIDA ON THE final weekend of Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival, Irish riders Conor Swail and Cian O’Connor accounted for three top ten places in tonight’s (Thursday) competitions. Co. Down-born Swail placed second in the 12th and concluding round of the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup with Vanessa Mannix’s stallion Grand […] Continue Reading
Show dates for HSI Connolly’s RED MILLs Spring Tour
unfortunately, Claremorris & Uppermace will not run on the dates. allocated  to them in 2015 Tour.  We hope to see them on board next year.
Castlefield Sporthorse 7 & 8 year old section of the HSI Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour
The Castlefield Sporthorse Section of the HSI Connolly’s RED MILLS  Spring Tour has drawn a tightly contested field of both horses and riders with exceptional results from some of the new combinations preparing for the Grand Prix season ahead of them. Leader Board for Castlefield Sporthorse 7 & 8 yr old after Cavan 2 Edward Doyle/Chricco M(8 year old) 30; John Floody/Shennick(8 […] Continue Reading
Denis Lynch wins German Grand Prix Qualifier
LYNCH WINS GERMAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFIER TIPPERARY’S Denis Lynch showed a return to top form tonight (Friday) at the four star show at Braunschweig in Germany with a win in the Grand Prix Qualifier. Riding Thomas Straumann’s bay gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof, whose last victory was a jump-off class three weeks ago ago in Sweden, Lynch came home tonight […] Continue Reading
Well done to Darragh Kenny, Shane Sweetman and Conor Swail all in the line up this week in Wellington
IRISH RIDERS TAKE THREE TOP FIVE PLACES IN FLORIDA IRISH riders took third, fourth and fifth places in tonight’s (Thursday) Challenge Cup Round 11 at the international Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA. Offaly’s Darragh Kenny kept up his recent run of good form by claiming third place with a double clear round on Caroline Loyd’s gelding Sans Soucis Z, […] Continue Reading
LENNON SHARES GRAND PRIX WIN AT SPANISH SUNSHINE TOUR
LENNON SHARES GRAND PRIX WIN AT SPANISH SUNSHINE TOUR CO. DOWN’S Dermott Lennon was one of two Irish show jumping Grand Prix winners today (Sunday), but in an unusual twist had to share first place at the Spanish Sunshine Tour with Briton Robert Bevis, both riders recording an identical time at the end of the 12-horse jump off. Former World […] Continue Reading
HSI / Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour Sunday 15th March 2015.. Ballinamona Equestrian Centre.
HSI / Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour Sunday 15th March 2015.. Ballinamona Equestrian Centre. Class 1.35m Jump Off 1st: Uskerty Diamond Lady/ Francis Connors. 0/0/38.29 2nd.The Kingdom/Sean Kavanagh . 0/0/38.33 3rd.Winner / Anna Carway, 0/0/38.71 4th.Loughnatousa Eric / Paul Beecher. 0/0/40.09 5th.Mr Coolcaum / Liam O Meara. 0/4/29.39 6th.Chatsworth Dan / Eddie Moloney. 0/4/29.92 7th.Ajaccio / Anna Carway. 0/4/38.44 8th.Mr […] Continue Reading
Win for Catherine Thornton on Derryinver Luxury Cruise at Portmore
 . HSI / Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour Sat. 14th March 2015 Portmore Equestrian Centre.. Class 1.35m Jump Off 1st.Derryinver Luxury Cruise/ Catherine Thornton. 0/0/37.21 2nd.Curraghgraigue Jack Take Fligh/ Liam O Meara. 0/0/37.26 3rd.Realt Na Carraig / Liam O Meara, 0/0/37.45 4th.Legend (AES) / Emily Turkington. 0/0/38.07 5th.Cornascriebe Cava Diamond/ Catherine Thornton. 0/0/39.22 6th.Remake Lande / Sophie Dalm. 0/0/40.62 7th.Rehab […] Continue Reading
Brookwood Supersonic takes the lead in the Castlefield Sporthorses 7 & 8 year old League
Brookwood Supersonic(8 year old) ridden by Sean Kavanagh from Celbridge is in the lead after KIllossery with 22 points beating  Edward Doyle on Chricco M(8 year old) into 2nd place with 19 points.  Closely on his heels is Eddie Moloney on his own MHS La Scala((7 year old) with 17 points. This section of the Tour is very well supported […] Continue Reading
Greg Broderick reaches for the Stars
Photo c) ESI Photography Ireland’s Greg Broderick and Going Global, owned by Caledonia Stables at HITS Thermal. Tipperary’s Greg Broderick added to his growing list of prize-winning results at the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal California, with two top-ten placings in Friday night’s  $25,500 SmartPak Grand Prix. The Thurles native slotted into eighth place with the Caledonia […] Continue Reading