IT HAS been confirmed today (Wednesday) by the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) that the Irish Para Equestrian team have secured a team place for Ireland at the Paralympic Games for the first time.

IRELAND'S Barry Capstick has finished the year 31st overall in the FEI Horse Pairs Top Driver rankings. The rankings, which have just been published, also see Irish Horse Pair driver Annika Rohrssen appear in 103rd place. For full details click HERE

THE HSI National Reining and Western show finished yesterday (Saturday) in Mullingar Equestrian Centre. There were three main prizes. The show was a huge success with over 30 different horse and rider combinations competing.

THE IPA Polocrosse Finals, held on the weekend of 3rd and 4th September 2011, were hosted by Horetown Polocrosse Club at Horetown Equestrian Centre in Foulksmills, Co. Wexford. Thirty teams took part across all grades in the Finals which were run in association with Horse Sport Ireland

THE Irish Endurance Team traveled to Builth Wells, Wales to try and regain the Home International and Celtic Challenge Trophies last weekend (1st to 2nd October) This year the Irish Team, lead by Chef d’Equipe Cora Roche, won the Celtic Challenge with the Home International Trophy going to the host nation, Wales with Ireland finishing 3rd.

LATEST: In Finals, Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe finished in 14th place, Eanna Bailey in 16th.
IRELAND'S Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe and Eanna Bailey were in impressive form in the qualification competition at the Junior European Men's Modern Pentathlon Championships in Poland this week.

LATEST: Eanna Bailey and Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe have finished first in their heats
PENTATHLON Ireland will send a team of four athletes to the Junior European Championships in Poland this week.

THE IRISH TREC team recently travelled to Dartmoor National Park in the UK, to take part in the British TREC Championships, at Holwell Lawn, Widdecombe in the Moor.

IRELAND’S 20 year-old Natalya Coyle has finished 32nd in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships final in Moscow, Russia.

TWENTY-two year-old Helen Kearney claimed an individual bronze medal for Ireland at the European Para Dressage Championships in Belgium today (Saturday).