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
Lissyegan Lui Royale (ISH) takes Cavan leg of Studbook Series
17/05/2015 Lissyegan Lui Royale (ISH) takes Cavan leg of Studbook Series Damian Griffin aboard his homebred mare, Lissyegan Lui Royale (ISH), was victorious in the 7 Year Old Final of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series at Cavan today (Sunday). It was a good day of showjumping for the Galway native, who earlier in the day took joint first […] Continue Reading
IRISH TEAM FOR DANISH NATIONS’ CUP NAMED
GOOD LUCK TO OUR IRISH TEAMS TODAY AT ODENSE AND LA BAULE SHOW jumping team manager Robert Splaine has announced the Irish team that will line out for the Nations’ Cup in Odense, Denmark on Friday afternoon. Under Chef d’Equipe James Tarrant, the Irish foursome will jump in the following order: Capt Brian Cournane/Javas Keltic Mist (ISH) Capt Geoff Curran/Mullaghbane (ISH) […] Continue Reading
British takes the honours at Balmoral
The Connolly’s Red Mills International Spectacular was the highlight of day-two at Balmoral International Show, with victory going to British rider Laura Robinson with the 11-year-old gelding Jonti. A truly international field saw four different nationalities represented in the top eight, with Britain filling the top two places, as Robert Bevis finished as runner-up with the nine-year-old mare Lady Maria. […] Continue Reading
Well done Bertram – Brilliant start for Ireland
WEXFORD teenager Bertram Allen kept up his recent winning streak by claiming victory in the main feature class at five-star La Baule in France this evening (Thursday). The 19 year-old, partnering Billy Twomey’s 17 year-old stallion Romanov, collected 7,000 euro for his win in the Prix Conseil Général de Loire Atlantique, beating France’s former European champion Kevin Staut and the […] Continue Reading