Horse Sport Ireland and An Garda Síochána’s Mounted Unit asked for your help in naming their newest recruit. We were inundated with entries – receiving almost 400 suggestions. After short-listing two names, we put it to the public vote. Horse Sport Ireland is delighted to announce that the newest member of the Garda Mounted Unit will be called Embarr.

Enbarr or Embarr (meaning "imagination") in Irish mythology is Niamh's horse. Niamh is one of the Queens of Tir na nÓg. He can run across sea and land without touching the ground or water. This horse cannot be killed by man or god. Embarr of the Flowing Mane is also the name of Manannán Mac Lir's horse, the Celtic God fabled to live on the Isle of Man.

The winner of the competition to name the Mounted Unit horse will be invited to attend the official handing-over of Embarr in the Mounted Unit headquarters in the Phoenix Park next Monday. We would like to congratulate our winner and to thank all of you for your input and name suggestions. We will be posting regular updates on Embarr’s progress on the HSI website and our Facebook pages!!