THE Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (ESP), venue for this year’s FEI European Jumping Championship, is to provide all-weather sand footing for the main arena to ensure perfect going for the Championship. The Championship will run from 13-18 September 2011.

DERMOTT Lennon came very close to adding another victory to Ireland's record at Copenhagen, Denmark today (Sunday) when finishing runner-up in the Danish Grand Prix.

TWENTY one year-old Alex Duffy scored two wins and a fifth place for Ireland at the three star show in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, this weekend, netting himself 15,000 euro in prize money.

CIAN O'Connor caused a surprise at Pforzheim in Germany this afternoon when finishing second in the Grand Prix on his first international outing with the nine year-old gelding 'Temple Road'.

IRELAND won its second Nations' Cup in a week when claiming victory at Copenhagen in Denmark this afternoon (Friday), beating 14 other nations to the trophy.

TEAM Ireland Equestrian’s show jumping manager Robert Splaine today (Thursday) confirmed the squad who’ll take part in the FEI Nations’ Cup Superleague clash in Rome on Friday week (May 27).

THREE Irish teams will travel to Reims on 25th - 29th May for the CSIO Ch/J/Yr competitions. Chef d’Equipe and Team Manager Comdt. John Ledingham said today: “The Nations Cups in Reims are an important part of our development and selection process.”

THE Irish team of Shane Sweetnam, Billy Twomey, Cian O'Connor and Cameron Hanley pulled off a spectacular win in the first leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup Superleague in La Baule, France today, beating the world's other seven best teams when finishing on 13 faults.

ALEXANDER Butler and Harold McGahern's Irish-bred 'Will Wimble' claimed the Vodafone Grand Prix title on the final day of Balmoral Show in Belfast, with Edward Doyle and the Ramiro B stallion 'Samgemjee in fourth, and Paddy O'Donnell with the Clover Flush mare 'Harristown Princess' in fifth.

TEAM Ireland Equestrian's show jumping manager Robert Splaine has announced the irish squad who will compete at the Danish Promotional League Nations' Cup in Copenhagen next week. The competition takes place on Friday May 20.