REGIONAL MEETINGS FOR THE IRISH SPORT HORSE INDUSTRY Horse Sport Ireland, the Royal Dublin Society and Teagasc are working together to outline a strategy for the sport horse sector of the Irish Equine industry for the period to 2025. To aid the development of this strategy, the Irish Sport Horse Industry Strategy Committee will hold regional meetings for […] Continue Reading
Congratulations to Shane Sweetman winner of the Spy Coast Farm 1.45 speed class last night on Solerina – which was bred by Noel Cawley from Edestown in Co. Kildare
CORK’S SWEETNAM WINS YET AGAIN AT FLORIDA WINTER FESTIVAL CORK’S Shane Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm’s Cyklon opened the 11th week of the Florida Winter Equestrian Festival tonight (Wednesday) with victory in the $34,000 1m45 speed class, marking the Irish rider’s fifth world ranking competition win of the circuit at the Palm Beach venue. Thirty-three year-old US-based Sweetnam also took […] Continue Reading
H.S.I/Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour – Balinamona Co Waterford. Sponsored by Balinamona Equestrian Centre.
1st Thomas O Brien/Ullrich 0/0 25.99 2nd Marion Hughes/HHS Flo 0/0 26.56 3rd Nicholas Butler/Queen Lux 0/0 27.32 4th Marion Hughes/HHS Dublin 0/0 27.37 5th Catriona Fallon/Nivitas Charge K 0/4 26.92 6th Francis Connors/Uskerty Diamond Lady 1/ 71.09Â 7th Sarah Lang/Kingdom Warrior 1/ 74.48 8th Paddy O Donnell/Hey There Delilah 4/63.30 9th Selina Braddish/Wiarosa 4/ 63.74 10th Paddy O Donnell/Rineen […] Continue Reading
MOLONEY CLOSES WEEK TEN OF FLORIDA FESTIVAL WITH FIRST AND THIRD
WITH Cork’s Shane Sweetnam having opened Week Ten of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida with a win, it was left to Kilkenny’s Richie Moloney to close proceedings last night (Sunday) with both a first and third place. Moloney qualified two horses for the jump-off in the Suncast 1m50 Championship Jumper Classic, taking the lead first with Equinimity LLC’s Elouise […] Continue Reading
Portmore leg of this year’s Spring Tour was won by James Hogg on the Interpeter
Photo attached : Left to right: Chantal Suarez, owner of Portmore Equestrian Centre, Niamh Harding, Jenny Crozier of Redmills pictured with James Hogg on Interpreter, winner of HSI Connolly’s Red Mills Spring Tour Round Six at Portmore Equestrian Centre (Photo Credit Grace Lavery Equestrian News NI)  James Hogg And Interpreter Win Sixth Round Of The HSI’Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring […] Continue Reading
Alex and Michael Duffy came 3rd in under 25 yrs Team Events today in Paris
In Paris to day,  brothers Alex and Michael Duffy claimed third place of ten international teams competing in the elite “Les Talents Hermès” Under 25 competition. Well done to the Sandra and Vinny – big celebrations in Mayo this evening.
Cameron takes eight place in the Hermes Grand Prix in Paris
HANLEY TAKES EIGHTH IN PARIS HERMES GRAND PRIX IN A day of mixed fortunes at the magnificent Grand Palais arena in Paris, Mayo’s Cameron Hanley was best of the Irish in today’s (Sunday) feature class, the 400,000 euro Hermès Grand Prix, while two Mayo brothers, Alex and Michael Duffy, also placed Ireland third in the Under-25 Team Competition. Only four […] Continue Reading
LYNCH FOURTH IN TONIGHT’S RICH QATAR GRAND PRIX
AFTER a nail-biting three rounds of competition, Tipperary’s Denis Lynch finished fourth and 52,000 euro richer in Qatar’s Grand Prix at Al Shaqab tonight (Saturday). Jumping under lights, 27 combinations did battle for a share of the monster 650,000 euro prize purse, with 18 going through to the second round. Lynch, riding Thomas Straumann’s bay stallion All Star 5, picked […] Continue Reading
Triple run for the HSI Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour this week end
A hectic Triple-Bill of action in the HSI/ Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour takes place over this Bank Holiday weekend, with over one hundred horses and riders lining out at three separate venues.  First up on Saturday, thirty – nine combinations line out at Portmore Equestrian Centre in Co Armagh, before the action heads west on Sunday where Claremorris […] Continue Reading
LENNON TRIUMPHANT IN PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX
RIDING the Irish Sport Horse gelding Corbeagh Luxor, former World Show Jumping Champion Dermott Lennon won the three-star Vilamoura Grand Prix in Portugal by recording the only double clear round of the contest today (Sunday). Forty-four year old Lennon won 15,000 euro for his achievement, and saw off challenges from top German rider Marc Bettinger with Quannan R and Brazilian […] Continue Reading