DENIS Lynch rounded off a successful week for Irish show jumpers with a fourth place at tonight's (Monday) Vienna Grand Prix in Austria. German-based Lynch, riding his own eight year-old stallion Contifex, was one of 11 through to the jump-off under lights at the Stadthalle arena.

IRISH riders had two more top places at Vienna today, with Anna Merveldt boosting her chances of securing an individual Olympic slot for Ireland by finishing on a score of 75.725 per cent in the Grand Prix Kür, while Tipperary's Shane Breen took third place in the Vienna Championship jump-off class.

THE FEI, following approval by the FEI Bureau, has announced a small number of changes to its 2011 Equine Prohibited Substance List. These changes, which will be included in the 2012 List and will come into effect on 1 January, are summarised below:

FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, will be LIVE on Friday, 28 October, and Sunday, 30 October, from the second leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage and the third leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping. Both competitions will take place in Lyon (FRA).
Ireland's Shane Breen, Denis Lynch and Billy Twomey take part in the Rolex World Cup Jumping.

FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, will be LIVE this Sunday (23 October) from the first round of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage in Odense (DEN) and the second round of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping in Helsinki (FIN), where Ireland is represented by Denis Lynch, Cian O'Connor and Billy Twomey.

TWO exciting competitions will be broadcast LIVE on FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, this weekend (15-16 October). These are CCI4* Pau and the first round of the Rolex World Cup at Oslo, both of which competitions feature Irish riders.

THE Primary & Secondary Inter Schools Leagues 2011 / 2012 kick off on Sunday 23rd October at Killossery Lodge Stud, Rolestown, Swords, Co. Dublin. The leagues will run once a month for six months, culminating in the Finals on Sunday 11th March 2012.

Primary Inter Schools Poster
Secondary Inter Schools Poster

HORSE Sport Ireland met with the Minister for Sport Michael Ring this week to discuss the sport horse sector. Speaking after the meeting Horse Sport Ireland Chairman Joe Walsh said that the discussion had been very constructive and that he was impressed with Minister Ring’s understanding of the sector.

THE FEI, following approval by the FEI Bureau, has announced a small number of changes to its 2011 Equine Prohibited Substance List.

Horse & Country is to broadcast an hour long highlights programme of the Horseware sponsored Team Showjumping Championship next week. The programme will first air on Monday 19th September 2011 at 19:00 and will be repeated on Friday 23rd September at 19:00.