NEW and existing young breeders are all welcome to attend a forum with Comdt John Ledingham on the afternoon of February 18th from 2pm to 5pm at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel Portlaoise. For more details click HERE

Horse Sport Ireland are now accepting venue applications to host a leg of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series 2012. Should you wish to apply to host either a qualifying leg or the Grand Finals of the 2012 Series, please contact Laura Skelton in HSI for an application form (email: lskelton@horsesportireland.ie). Completed application forms must be returned to HSI no later than 1pm on Monday 30th January 2012.

 

IRISH based stallions are very prominent in the British Eventing young horse sires tables for the 2011 season. The tables, which were published just before Christmas, show that 11 the top 15 stallions of 7 and 8 year old event horses in the UK are the progeny of stallions standing or who stood in Ireland.

Irish Sport Horses enjoyed considerable success at London Olympia over the weekend. Ireland's Dermott Lennon on board the nine year old mare, Loughview Lou-Lou (ISH), took top spot in the 1m50 class on Thursday to claim the lions share of the €11,200 prize fund. Later that day Laura Renwick (GBR) and Roller Coaster (ISH) finished in seventh place in the Speed Stakes. The duo went on to finish in fifth place in Friday's Puissance, with John Whitaker (GBR) and Casino (ISH) finishing in seventh place in the same class.

 

Irish Sport Horses enjoyed success on the international showjumping circuit over the weekend. In Stockholm, Sweden, John Whitaker and the Cavalier Royale gelding, Casino (ISH), were victorious in Sunday's Grand Prix earning himself a VW car. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matias Albarracin with P Compadre Ballycullen Maid (ISH) were part of Argentinian team that took second place in the Nations Cup.

Irish Sport Horses enjoyed success on the international showjumping circuit over the weekend. At Rancho Murieta in America, Rich Fellers (USA) and the Cruising stallion Flexible (ISH) took top spot in the FEI World Cup Grand Prix. In Toronto, Canada, Dermott Lennon (IRL) and Lougview Lou-Lou (ISH) were victorious in the 1m50 class and were placed in a further two classes at the same show.

THE Goresbridge ‘Go for Gold’ event horse sale took place in Gorey, Co. Wexford on Thursday night and was a huge success, with 36 of the lots on offer selling for an average price of €17,603.

November 15th 2011 is a day for all equine enthusiasts and breeders to mark in their diary. The Teagasc National Equine Conference is to be held on this date in Teagasc Moorepark, near Fermoy in Co. Cork. It is a full day event from 9.30am to 4pm. The opening session will be chaired by Dr. Noel Cawley, chairman of the Board of Teagasc. Speakers in this session include Alison Corbally Director of Breeding and Programmes Horse Sport Ireland, Declan McArdle Teagasc and Edward Doyle.

Irish Sport Horses enjoyed success on the international showjumping circuit over the weekend. At the 5 Star World Cup Show in Helsinki, Finland, Lotta Schultz (SWE) finished in eleventh place in the €100,000 Grand Prix. In Caen, France, Ireland's Alexander Butler finished in fourth place in the Grand Prix Qualifier with Will Wimble (ISH), while fellow Irishman, Dermott Lennon, finished in sixth with Loughview Lou-Lou (ISH).

IRISH-bred horses excelled in the World Breeding Championship for young event horses at Le Lion d'Angers today (Sunday), with the Irish Sport Horse Studbook finishing a very close second to the Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands. A total of 11 studbooks were represented.