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
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
LYNCH CLAIMS SECOND PLACE IN FOUR-STAR GERMAN GRAND PRIX
TIPPERARY’S Denis Lynch was narrowly beaten into second place in this afternoon’s Grand Prix at Braunschweig in Germany, but collected 15,000 euro for his runner-up spot. A classy opening clear round on Thomas Straumann’s 14 year-old gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof saw Lynch one of 12 to make it through to the jump-off in the four-star class, and in the […] Continue Reading
O’CONNOR FINISHES THIRD IN USA’S WELLINGTON GRAND PRIX
O’CONNOR FINISHES THIRD IN USA’S WELLINGTON GRAND PRIX MEATH’S Cian O’Connor took home Ireland’s biggest prize pot of the weekend when he collected just over 16,000 euro for his third place in the four-star Wellington Grand Prix in Florida tonight (Sunday). The only Irish rider to go through to the jump-off from a starting field of 50, Olympic bronze medal […] Continue Reading
Cian takes second in Grand Prix in Wellington last night
Great night for the Irish – Congratulations to Cian O’Connor on his success last night in the Grand Prix in Wellington
Ireland finish 4th in Nations Cup in Wellington
IRELAND FINISHES FOURTH AT MARATHON NATIONS’ CUP BATTLE IN FLORIDA IRELAND’S show jumping team finished equal fourth with Brazil at Wellington in Florida in their first Nations’ Cup of 2014 last night (Friday), after a marathon competition that saw 12 teams taking part. A clear round from Cian O’Connor and Quidam’s Cherie helped the Irish make the cut for the […] Continue Reading
SWEETMAN USES STABLE TV TO CALM WINNING HORSE
SWEETNAM USES STABLE TV TO CALM WINNING IRISH HORSE CORK-born Shane Sweetnam, who won his fourth opening competition at Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival last night (Wednesday) with the Irish Sport Horse Solerina, revealed that he uses a television set in the stable to acclimatise the mare to the competition arena’s giant video screen. “She is very funny about the jumbotron […] Continue Reading
IRISH DO BATTLE IN FLORIDA AT MIDNIGHT
IRELAND’S show jumping team will enter the arena at Wellington in Florida shortly after midnight (Irish time) tonight (Friday) to compete in their first Nations’ Cup of 2014. Facing strong opposition, Ireland will be hoping to be included in the eight teams that progress to the second round from a starting field of 12 nations taking part. The $75,000 Furusiyya […] Continue Reading
Conor Swail from Co. Down & his wonderful Stallion,Landowne rank 8th in the World FEI Ranking
IRELAND’S Conor Swail and the stallion Lansdowne amassed enough points during the 2013 show jumping season to propel them to eighth place overall in the world rankings, which were issued this week by the world governing body, the FEI. Owned by Susan and Ariel Grange, the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion gave Swail a total of 1355 points for the year, […] Continue Reading
Ireland in the ribbons at Villamoura this week end
CSI2* Vilamoura. Grand Prix. 1st Cecilie Hatteland (NOR)/Vesta III 0/0 39.43.2nd Trevor Breen/Adventure de Kannan 0/0 41.33, 3rd Alexander Butler/Will Wimble (ISH) 0/0 42.85, 10th Michael Duffy/Zarnita 0/4 44.41.