SWAIL BREAKS THROUGH WITH SPRUCE MEADOWS WIN AFTER several weeks of near misses, Ireland’s Conor Swail finally broke through with a win at the five-star show in Spruce Meadows last night (Friday). The talented Co. Down rider came agonisingly close to taking the top rosette on half a dozen occasions since the beginning of the month with second and third […] Continue Reading
Win for O’Brien on his home Turf
Thomas O’Brien wins 1st ever TRM Horseware National Grand Prix at Galway Eq. Center on Connaught Bloodstock’s Amereretto. Â His parents sponsored this event.
Francis Connors continues with his winning streak
Francis Connors and Uskerty Diamond Lady continued their remarkable winning streak in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league, by winning the fifth round of the series at Ballinamona in Waterford – to extend their lead at the top of the league table. Connors and the Hilda Anthony owned mare had already two Munster wins to their name this […] Continue Reading
Ireland’s Bertram Allan now slots into 5th Place in World Ranking – What a Champ
BERTRAM ALLEN NOW WORLD’S NO.5 RIDER IRISH teenage show jumping sensation Bertram Allen has today (Thursday) broken through into the top five of the world’s best riders, according to the official Longines FEI Jumping rankings just published for the month of May. Wexford-born Allen originally cracked the top 20 late last year when a string of superlative performances brought him […] Continue Reading
The very Best of Luck to the Irish Showjumping Team in St Gallen today
SPLAINE REVEALS TEAM FOR ST. GALLEN NATIONS’ CUP IRELAND’S team for Friday’s top-level Furusiyya Nations’ Cup in St. Gallen, Switzerland was announced by Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine this evening (Thursday). Drawn to jump in the advantageous eighth position of eight teams competing, Ireland’s foursome will line out as follows: Shane Breen with Golden Hawk Greg Broderick with […] Continue Reading
Last chance to purchase tickets for this Friday’s 5th June -“Jumping in the City”
Why not make a night of it and bring a gang to see “Jumping in the City” this Friday 5th June at Limerick Greyhound Stadium. It is very reasonable and a night of Craic is promised by the organizers. Â Log onto www.sji.ie or www.horsesportireland.ie and buy your tickets.
Brilliant new Irish Bred Mares Championship for showjumping
Horse Sport Ireland Mare Championship for Showjumping 27 May 2015, 09:00 HSI is delighted to announce the details of the new HSI Showjumping Championship and Eventing Championship for 5 and 6 year old mares. The two separate Mare Championships have a prize fund of €15,000 each including generous breeder prizes and will aim to identify, evaluate and reward owners of […] Continue Reading
Win for Thomas O’Brien on his own Turf at recent RDS Qualifier in Co Galway
The first RDS qualifier for this year’s Connolly’s RED MILLS 7 & 8 year-old international competition at the Dublin Horse Show saw a local winner, with Thomas O Brien winning on home soil at Galway Equestrian Centre with the talented stallion Hector Van D’ Abdijhoeve. The Connaught Bloodstock owned eight-year-old was one of 12 double-clear rounds in a hugely competitive […] Continue Reading
LENNON WINS WINDSOR GRAND PRIX WITH LOUGHVIEW LOU LOU
 LENNON WINS WINDSOR GRAND PRIX WITH LOUGHVIEW LOU LOU FORMER World Champion Dermott Lennon from County Down won this afternoon’s (Sunday) Alltech Grand Prix at the three-star Royal Windsor horse show in England aboard Judith Sossick’s Irish Sport Horse Loughview Lou Lou. A tightly-fought competition saw only four go through to the jump-off from a starting field of 28, but […] Continue Reading
Win for Speed Champion Paul Beecher at Aglish Gymkhana
Co Waterford’s Paul Beecher scored his second FBD Speed Series win of the season on Sunday, this time at Aglish Gymkhana in West Waterford where once again the Tallow born rider was riding Loughnatousa Zidane. Former Hickstead Derby winner Beecher, had also come out on top in the FBD Speed Series opener at Ballylawn with the eight-year-old Temple Clover chestnut […] Continue Reading