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A Look Back at 2022 – Show Jumping

General January 10, 2023

“This really is the stuff of dreams” For the fourth part in the series ‘A Look Back at 2022’ Horse Sport Ireland reviews the show jumping success for 2022. It proved to be a year to remember as Irish-bred horses and Irish riders recorded some outstanding results, including the historic success at the FEI Pony […]

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A look back on the summer for Niamh McEvoy and Templepatrick Welcome Limmerick (ISH) as they get Nations Cup nod

General October 27, 2022

“I would really love to get up to that level as a senior, it would be a dream come true to be selected for a senior Nations Cup or Olympics, although I don’t think there’s anything to worry about on that front yet,” she continued. The shining light of the Irish season so far has […]

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Irish Sport Horses impress at Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Le Lion

General October 23, 2022

Irish Sport Horses have produced several stand-out performances at the 2022 FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses which came to a close today at Le Lion d’Angers in France. Three Irish Sport Horses finished inside the top six in the six-year-old competition with the highlight being an excellent runner-up finish for HSH […]

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Horse Sport Ireland looks forward to Le Lion d’Angers 2022

General October 20, 2022

Earlier this month, The Irish Sport Horse Studbook was once again crowned the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) leading Eventing Studbook in the world for 2022. Since the WBFSH rankings were established in 1994, the Irish Sport Horse Studbook has won the coveted Eventing Studbook rankings for an incredible 24 of the last […]

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Ireland claims two World Championship wins on memorable day in Belgium

General September 25, 2022

An incredible run of results during the 2022 season for Irish horses, riders, breeders and owners continued today, (Sunday) with two outstanding victories for Ireland at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses at Lanaken in Belgium. A brilliant performance from Kilkenny’s Ger O’Neill and The Irish Sport Horse BP Goodfellas, bred […]

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Irish horses and riders dominate the top-ten in 7-year-old consolation final in Lanaken

General September 24, 2022

Irish Sport Horses and Irish riders excelled in the 7-year-old consolation final of the FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses, which took place today in Zangersheide, Belgium. Second place went to Ireland’s Jessika Burke, who competed on the British-bred Billy Utah, owned by Louisa Church and bred by Donal Barnwall. Fourth place went […]

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Irish Sport Horse Studbook representatives qualify for the final of the FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses

General September 23, 2022

Ireland is represented by over 70 combinations in total at the FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Zangersheide, Lanaken, Belgium for the 2022 competition. Of those combinations, 19 make up the team selected to represent Irish WBFSH Studbooks on behalf of Horse Sport Ireland, while the remainder consist of Irish riders competing […]

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Seven Irish-bred horses completed competition in Pratoni at the World Championships

General September 21, 2022

See below for the full list of Irish-bred Eventing results: Italy. World Championship, Pratoni, (September 14th – 18th). CCI*****. 7 Off the Record (ISH)[was Cooley Stateside] – 2009 gelding by VDL Arkansas (KWPN) out of Drumagoland Bay (ISH) by Ard Ohio (KWPN). Breeder: Peter G Brady (Cavan). Rider: William Coleman (USA) 26.4, 0, 0.8 = […]

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Irish Eventing team secure Olympic qualification with superb performance at World Championships

General September 18, 2022

A fantastic performance from the Irish Eventing team of Sam Watson, Padraig McCarthy, Susie Berry and Austin O’Connor, managed by Dag Albert at the FEI Eventing World Championships in Pratoni, Italy, has secured Olympic qualification for the Irish team for Paris 2024. A fifth place finish following today’s final Show Jumping phase saw Ireland take […]

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Brilliant Irish Show Jumping team claim Olympic qualification for Paris with fourth place finish at World Championships

General August 13, 2022

On a night of high drama at the ECCO FEI World Show Jumping Championships in Herning, Denmark. an outstanding performance from Michael Blake’s Irish Show Jumping team of Denis Lynch, Bertram Allen, Cian O’Connor and Daniel Coyle, saw them take one of the five coveted places on offer for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. […]

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50% of 6 year old Top 10 placings at the Eventing World Breeding Championships, Le Lion d’Angers were Irish Bred

General October 29, 2021

The WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships, Le Lion d’Angers  was a great showcase of Irish-bred horses – they stood out most in the , in the 6 year old class where 5 out of the top ten finishers were Irish-bred including 3rd place Bonmahon Chealsea (ISH) – 2015 gelding by Chellsini Z (ZANG) out of […]

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Irish Sport Horse Bonmahon Chelsea takes third in World Breeding Championship Final – Five ISH in top 10

General October 24, 2021

The Irish Sport Horse gelding Bonmahon Chelsea, bred in Co Waterford by Richie Fitzgerald, has taken third place on the podium in the 6-year-old final at the 2021 FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses at Le Lion d’Angers in France. A fantastic five Irish Sport Horses have finished inside the top 10, […]

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Irish Sport Horse Cooley Snapchat takes third in World Breeding Championship 7-year-old Final – Four ISH in top 10

General September 24, 2021

The Irish Sport Horse Cooley Snapchat, bred in Co Limerick by Alan Wheeler, has taken third place on the podium in the 7-year-old final at the 2021 FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses at Le Lion d’Angers in France. Four Irish Sport Horses have finished inside the top 10, with Cathal Daniels […]

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**FLASH** Ireland’s Austin O’Connor qualifies for Olympic final as Irish Eventing team finish eighth overall in Tokyo – Irish Sport Horse helps Britain to Gold Medal

General August 2, 2021

Cork’s Austin O’Connor has made it through to this afternoon’s individual final of the Eventing competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, while the Irish team, managed by Sally Corscadden, have finished in eighth place overall of 14 teams. Riding the Irish-bred gelding Colorado Blue, Austin O’Connor had a brilliant clear round in Sunday’s Cross […]

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Irish Eventing team in 13th place following opening Dressage phase at Tokyo Olympics

General July 31, 2021

The Irish Eventing team lie in 13th place overall following the conclusion of the opening Dressage phase of the Eventing competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. With just over 30 penalties separating the top 13 teams, the competition is still wide open heading into the Cross Country. Managed by Sally Corscadden, the Irish trio […]

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