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
Eighteen Year Old Conor McEneaney Wins Fifth Round of the H.S.I Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour at Killossery Lodge Stud, Sponsored by K&K Produce
  Writes Brian Hennessy  The fifth round of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour at Killossery Lodge Stud, Swords Co Dublin, produced another thrilling encounter, with Co Armagh’s Conor McEneaney coming out on top with Peter McEneaney’s Moonlite Cavalier.  Speaking afterwards, Conor McEneaney who is just eighteen years old, said,  “I am really delighted, this is […] Continue Reading
Results just in from Killossery HSI Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour
Results in From Killossery Lodge Stud to day RESULT – HSI/ Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour – Killossery Lodge Stud – Sponsored by K&K Produce Sunday 09/03/2014  1st Conor McEneaney/Moonlite Cavalier 0/0 37.53, 2nd Zoe McElligott/Knockatee Lad 0/0 38.58 3rd James Hogg/Interpreter 0/0 39.00 4th Daniel Coyle/Isobelle Argentina 0/0 40.81 5th Derek McConnell/Oak Park Clover 0/0 41.53  6th […] 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
RESULTS FROM WEXFORD EQUESTRIAN
HSI CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS LEADER BOARD 14 MASTER mb080314   Rules HSI Connolly’s RED MILL Spring Tour 2014(MASTER)mb070314 Subject: SHOW JUMPING – RESULT – HSI/ Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour – Wexford Equestrian – Sponsored by Shires Equestrian   RESULT – HSI/ Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour – Wexford Equestrian  – Sponsored by Shires Equestrian  – 08/03/2014  […] Continue Reading
DANIEL COYLE AND UPTOWN GIRL WIN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE H.S.I/CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS SPRING Tour
DANIEL COYLE AND UPTOWN GIRL WIN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE H.S.I/CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS SPRING TOUR AT RAVENESDALE LODGE IN CO LOUTH  Writes Brian Hennessy Reigning champion Daniel Coyle and Uptown Girl grabbed their second win in eight days, taking the third round of the Horse Sport Ireland/Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour at Ravensdale Lodge in Co Louth. […] Continue Reading
Leinster Information and Demonstration to night at Mullingar- 5 Bar Coaching all welcome
MackeyFive Bar Information and Demonstration Evening Mullingar Equestrian Centre Monday 3rd March 2014 – TONIGHT Â The Leinster Region of Showjumping Ireland will host an Information anddemonstration evening in Mullingar on Monday 3rd March at 6 pm sharp. Ian Fearon will deliver the information with the assistance of demo riders theupdated Mackey Five Bar training system. There will be a questions […] 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