Horse Sport of Ireland

The (ISH)[TIH] suffix gets 11 Placed horses and a total of 48 other mentions in this weeks results, reminding everyone of their importance to the the Irish gene pool. See below this weeks results. Luhmuhlen International (GER) 12th – 16th June 2024 CCI 5* Long 2nd CHF Cooliser (ISH)[was Coaliser] – 2010 mare by Womanizer (KWPN) out of Super Spring (ISH) by Ramiro B (BWP). Breeder: Raymond Carroll (Offaly). Rider: Tom McEwen (GBR) 30.8, 0, 5.2 = 36.0 3rd Rehy DJ (ISH) – 2010 gelding by Tinaranas Inspector... Читать дальше...

The Underwriting Exchange Irish Senior Show Jumping team return to Longines League of Nations action on Friday and Michael Blake has named a strong quartet for the Rotterdam leg of the prestigious competition. Ireland currently leads the League of Nations standings after an Abu Dhabi runner-up finish and an Ocala win, before the St Gallen leg fell victim to the weather and was cancelled. Qualification to the Barcelona final in October is already secured but with the Paris Olympics on the horizon... Читать дальше...

Derry athlete wins Spruce Meadows speed class on Farrel Daniel Coyle returns to Europe to step up his preparations for the Paris Olympic Games in buoyant form after a tremendous year and the Derry native illustrated his status as one of the top show jumping pilots in the world once more by claiming a five-star victory at the prestigious Spruce Meadows Rolex National meeting in Canada overnight with Dutch Warmblood gelding, Farrel. Coyle and the 14-year-old mare Legacy, on which he won back-to-back World Cups in January... Читать дальше...

HSI is now seeking expressions of interest for venues, for the 2024 Foal Championship. The aim of the Foal Championship is to identify, evaluate, and reward breeders who have bred a foal that has the potential to be competitive at the highest level in the disciplines of showjumping or eventing. This year there will be four provincial qualifiers held in September with separate categories for horses and ponies, and separate sections for potential showjumping foals and potential eventing foals. Expressions... Читать дальше...

Horse Sport Ireland unequivocally condemns the  practices surrounding the treatment and slaughter of horses, as outlined in this evening’s RTÉ Investigates documentary. Horses hold a special place in the Irish nation’s collective heart, providing pleasure as pets and leisure horses, in therapeutic practices, on racetracks, and in arenas around the country. There is absolutely no place in society for the mistreatment of horses, or any other animals, nor is there for the use of animals for any criminal intent.

Horse Sport Ireland is delighted to nominate the athlete/horse combinations for consideration by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) to represent Team Ireland in Show Jumping at the Paris Olympic Games. Show Jumping High Performance Director Michael Blake has chosen to nominate Daniel Coyle with Legacy, Cian O’Connor with Maurice and Shane Sweetnam with the Irish Sport Horse James Kann Cruz for the Games, with the competition taking place in late July. The P Alternate Athlete/Horse combination... Читать дальше...

Horse Sport Ireland is delighted to nominate the athlete/horse combinations for consideration by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) to represent Team Ireland in Eventing at the Paris Olympic Games. Eventing High Performance Director Dag Albert has chosen to nominate Susie Berry with Wellfields Lincoln, Sarah Ennis with the Irish Sport Horse Action Lady M and Austin O’Connor with Colorado Blue for the Games,  with the competition taking place in late July. The P Alternate Athlete/Horse combination... Читать дальше...

Katie Lichten (USA) rides Irish Sport Horses into 1st and 2nd at CCI 3*Long at Bromont where Irish breeders take more than 30% of top ten places. The results proving once again that Irish breeding punches well above its weight at all levels. Bramhan International (GBR) 5th -9th June 2024 CCI 4* Short 5th SBH Big Wall (ISH) – 2015 gelding by Puissance (ISH)[TIH] out of Unanibeath (ISH) by Courage II (HOLST). Breeder: John P Murphy (Kilkenny). Rider: Izzy Taylor (GBR) 28.8, 0, 4.0 = 32.8 8th Its Cooley Time (ISH)[was ESI Calypso] ... Читать дальше...

World number nine wins prestigious Derby on Irandole Du Flot Shane Sweetnam is in a stellar run of form at just about the right time of the year, illustrated once more by winning the prestigious La Baule Derby today (Saturday). On the week in which he was revealed to be ninth in the Longines FEI world rankings, the Corkman piloted Irandole Du Flot to add another international five-star class to a an already jam-packed CV. While his immediate thoughts will now be turning to the Grand Prix (tomorrow)... Читать дальше...

Howley and Swail bag five-star international victories The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team finished a gallant runner-up following a jump-off in the EEF Longines CSIO3* Nations Cup Region West qualifier at Roeser, Luxembourg this afternoon (Friday). The Irish team of Max Wachman with the Irish Sport Horse Kilkenny, Michael Duffy with Clitschko 17, Tom Wachman with Cathalina S and Ireland stalwart Cian O’Connor with Fancy De Kergane, led by Michael Blake, were just pipped to the victory by an impressive Belgian team. Читать дальше...