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 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 [...]
AIRC West leinster Horseware Team Show Jumping Qualifier
The West Leinster region of riding clubs qualifier for the AIRC Horseware National team show jumping championships took place on Sunday the 13th of May at Coilog EC in Kilmeague. Twelve teams battled it out over two rounds to win a place in the championship. The Horseware Team Show Jumping Championships is open to club [...]
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 [...]
Linda Moore Autumn League Kicks Off in West Leinster
The first leg of the West Leinster Region Linda Moore Autumn show jumping league took place on Sunday the 9th October. Dunbyrne Riding club had orginally intended to host the first leg on October second but unfortunately had to cancel their leg due to very bad weather. The league is named in honour of former regional [...]
Woodstock O Wins 7 & 8 Yr Old International Championship
US rider Laura Kraut has racked up a series of wins at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow at the RDS. Among others Kraut won the 7 & 8 Yr Old International competition earlier on in the week and topped this off today winning the 7 & 8 Year Old Championship in the RDS main arena.
Longines International Grand Prix Provides Another Win For USA
The longines International Grand Prix of Ireland was the final International showjumping competition of the 2011 Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow. The Grand Prix had an attractive prize fund of €200,000 and took place in the RDS main arena. Forty horse and rider combinations competed over a track that proved challenging for many.
McMunn & One Time Win Carling King 5 Yr Old Championship
The Carling King 5 year old Championship took place in the RDS main arena at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow on Sunday the 7th August. The competition was sponsored by Horse Sport Ireland. Of the thirty six initial entries, the 5 yr old horses competition which was held in Simmonscourt on Friday 5th August whittled [...]
Team Great Britain Win FEI Nations Cup at 2011 Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow
Team Great Britain were victorious in the FEI Nations Cup in the RDS main arena at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow this afternoon. The quartet won in a two way jump off against Ireland which had the crowd enthralled. With Great Britain and Ireland both topping the leader board after round two on a two round [...]