Seven Irish Sport Horses qualify for Lanaken Finals A TOTAL of seven Irish Sport Horses have qualified for Sunday’s finals in the World Breeding Championships at Lanaken in Belgium. In the six year-old class, two Irish Sport Horses – Alberta Mist and Ard Ginger Pop – currently hold first and second places after the first two qualifying competitions, a remarkable […] Continue Reading
Keep the Date Free 2015 Showjumper’s Awards Ball Killashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare Saturday 12th December details about the Ball will be posted on this site after 5th October
KILKENNY’S Richie Moloney recorded the only zero score in the jump-off for the World Cup Qualifier at North Salem, New York tonight (Sunday) and took the Longines trophy along with 62,000 euro in prize money. Riding Equinimity Llc’s 12 year-old stallion Carrabis Z, Moloney produced a clear first round and was one of just six from a starting field of […] Continue Reading
Connolly’s RED MILLS Brand Ambassador Scott Brash Connolly’s RED MILLS Brand Ambassador Scott Brash (GBR), has made history by becoming the first and only rider to win the three equestrian Majors consecutively, claiming the pinnacle of equestrian sporting achievement: the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping title and an incredible 1 million euro bonus. In a sport with top-level competition […] Continue Reading
Lynch takes fifth in Rome Global Champions Tour Grand Prix TIPPERARY’S Denis Lynch added 17,000 euro to his takings at the five-star show in Rome, Italy today (Saturday) with a fifth place in the hotly-contested Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix. Lynch, who had already earned 5,500 euro for a fifth place with Thomas Straumann’s athletic stallion All Star 5 […] Continue Reading
IRELAND’s Conor Swail took the honours in today’s (Saturday) $24,000 opening class at the five-star meeting in Saugerties, New York. The Down rider, partnering Fortis Fortuna, was one of ten to make it into the jump-off, and prevailed by a fraction in the decider in which only a third of a second split the first three places. American Julie Welles […] Continue Reading
Why not treat yourself and your family to a ringside seat at the Breeders Classic next Saturday.
Ireland still in the hunt after first day of European championships WITH two clear rounds on the board, Ireland finished the first round of European championship show jumping at Aachen in Germany today in eighth place of 22 teams competing. More importantly, Ireland’s overnight ranking puts the country just one place outside the Olympic qualification zone with two days of […] Continue Reading
Splaine names Investec Irish team for tomorrow’s vital European Championships SHOW jumping team manager Robert Splaine this evening (Tuesday) named his team of four to represent Ireland at the European Show Jumping Championships, which begin on Wednesday in Aachen, Germany. In what may be an historic week for the sport, Splaine is counting on his four riders and horses to book […] Continue Reading
Ireland’s sole representative at the three-star show in Budapest, Paul O’Shea, claimed third place in this afternoon’s (Sunday) 1m60 Grand Prix on board nine-year-old Skara Glen’s Sienna.  The Limerick rider was of only three from the 54-strong field to negotiate the opening round without a fault, but four penalties in the decider meant they had to settle for third […] Continue Reading