THE long and winding road to the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2012/2013 Final is almost at an end, with all 16 qualifying leagues around the globe now completed. From all corners of the globe athletes and their horses have been participating in the most comprehensive of all equestrian series.

THE 2013 Connolly’s RED MILLS Great Britain and Ireland Tour 2013 was launched on Friday 5th April 2013 at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet Co. Cork, Ireland. The Irish venue will host the final of the Tour in August.

THE SJI European Viewing Trails for Children on Horses, Juniors and Young Riders concluded this afternoon at Barnadown with today's Grand Prix classes providing Riders with the opportunity to Qualify for this year's European Championships which take place at Vejer De La Frontera in Spain at the end of July.

DENIS Lynch collected Ireland's biggest individual pay cheque this weekend when finishing second in the five-star Doha Grand Prix on Saturday night for a reward of 130,000 euro.

RELAND'S Cameron Hanley took his first international show jumping victory today (Saturday) after an almost two-year absence caused by a freak accident to his knee that resulted in a total of 17 operations.

US-BASED Cork rider Shane Sweetnam snatched the 33,000 dollar first prize in tonight's (Sunday) Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida aboard the Irish Sport Horse Solerina.

JESSICA Springsteen, 22 year-old show jumping daughter of American rock legend Bruce Springsteen, has just bought one of Ireland's top sport horses to compete upon internationally. Lisona, a bay mare bred in Co. Meath by former Irish Army rider Comdt. John Ledingham, had been campaigned successfully by Sligo-born Darragh Kerins.

FOLLOWING the St. Patrick's weekend tally of six international show jumping victories, Irish riders are already heading for another successful weekend, with four wins in the bag and several top five places achieved during the last two days.

A WIN in the $33,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at Wellington, Florida tonight (Sunday) by Kilkenny's Richie Moloney and the Irish Sport Horse Slieveanorra brought Ireland's weekend tally of international show jumping victories to a total of six.

HORSEWARE Ireland is sponsoring Week 10 of FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, culminating in a dramatic $82,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix, CSI 3* on Saturday, March 16.