Four Irish riders in Madrid CSI*****
FOUR IRISH RIDERS will be taking part in the Spanish Grand Prix this Saturday in Madrid. Shane Breen, Jessica Kuerten, Marion Hughes and Capt. David O’Brien will all be competing for a share of the €150,000 prize fund. Shane Breen came fifth in the CSI5* 1.5m competition yesterday while Jessica Kuerten finished sixth in today’s [...]
Saumur 2012: Results after Dressage
LAURA COLLET (Rayef) leads the Saumur CCI*** after a fabulous round of dressage, with Tina Coudray (Ringwood Magister) and Clayton Fredericks (Walterston Don) following in second and third. Jayne Doherty (The Only One) is the leading Irish rider currently in seventeenth place while Joseph Murphy (Electric Cruise) and Sam Watson (Horseware Bushman) are in thirty-second [...]
Saumur 2012 CCI***
THREE IRISH RIDERS are taking part in this weekend’s Saumur CCI*** event. With three places in the London Olympics already secured for Ireland, this will be one of the last events which Ginny Elliot, the Team Ireland High Performance Manager can use to determine which riders will make the 2012 Olympic eventing team. This afternoon, [...]
Irish team for second round of Nation’s cup announced
Round two of the FEI Nation’s Cup will take in Rome on May 25 and Robert Splaine today announced a revamped Irish team who will try to improve on Ireland’s current joint 5th standings. Ireland came third in the event last year. The squad for round two is: Dermott Lennon (Loughview Lou-Lou) Cian O’Connor (Blue [...]
Retirement of Old Road
Michael and Patricia Ryan recently announced that Old Road, Michael’s four star horse will now go into retirement. The 18-year-old Irish sport horse suffered an injury to a hind leg last week while in training. Owned by John Butler, the Puissance gelding was produced by Ryan and did not begin eventing until reaching seven. He [...]
AIRC Western Region – Ballinasloe RC Show.
By Niamh Macken It was a windy Blustery Day on the 13th of May in the Ballinasloe Showgrounds, but the rain held off, and as per usual the showground staff had the grounds looking immaculate. The Primary Showjumping got things underway, on the Damien McGuire built track, with Jacqueline Feely from South Roscommon RC, and [...]
Denis Lynch wins the la Baule Derby
Denis Lynch produced an excellent display of horsemanship on board the 13-year-old Night Train to claim top spot in the Derby on Saturday after clocking up only four faults and will pick up €17,500 in prize money. Shane Sweetnam also competed in the event and came home in 7th place.
Full Results Round One from the FEI Nation’s Cup
1st place – Belgium (10 points) Philippe Le Jeune (Vigo d’Asouslles STX) 0 / 0 Dirk Demeersman (Bufero vh Panisnhof) 0 / 4 Niels Bruynsells (Conisha vad de Helle) 1 / 8 Gregory Wathet (Euphony Cadjanine Z) 0 / 0 / 4 (41.71) 2nd place – Netherlands (7 Points) Albert Zoer (Sam) 4 [...]
FEI Nation’s Cup – Results from Round 1
Round one of the 2012 FEI Nation’s Cup began today at the Stade Francois-Andre in La Baule, France with Belgium claiming the top spot after a tightly contested jump-off against the Netherlands. Sweden took the final place on the podium this afternoon. Ireland started well with Shane Sweetnam going clear, but he was followed by [...]
Irish team announced for Friday’s Nation’s Cup
The Irish team will be second to jump and Robert Splaine has named his team as: Shane Sweetnam – Amareto Darco Jessica Kürten – Vincente Cian O’Connor – Blue Loyd Denis Lynch – Lantinus Coverage will begin from 13.00 (GMT) on www.feitv.org The overall starting order is: 1 – SWITZERLAND 2 – IRELAND 3 – [...]
FEI Nation’s Cup, Le Baule 2012
The opening round of the 2012 FEI Nation’s Cup is taking place this weekend at Le Baule (France) as teams from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Ireland take part in the league. No doubt the various Chefs d’Equipe will be watching the results closely as Olympic team places are still [...]
Grand National 2012 Report
Following the 2012 John Smith’s Grand National, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced that it would launch an examination into circumstances which lead to two horses being put to sleep. Today, the BHA has stated that: In the case of both Synchronised and According To Pete, it was apparent that factors one could neither have [...]
Cancellation of Badminton
The 2012 Badminton Horse Trials have been cancelled due to recent heavy rainfall and the organisers are expecting more rainfall during the week. 13 Irish riders were due to compete and the cancellation will undoubtedly cause difficulties in the selection process for the 2012 Olympic games. Of the 13 competitors, Camilla Speirs and Mark Kyle [...]
Equine Premises Registration
From 1 May it will be a legal requirement that all premises where a horse or other equine is kept must be registered with the Department of Agriculture. Owners / operators of the premises must also keep records of all horses or equines which are housed at their premises such as animal name, previous address, [...]