13/09/09 WITH A MILLION dollars in prize money at stake, some of the world's top show jumping combinations lined out for tonight's CN International Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows, Canada.

12/09/09 THE IRISH team of Shane Breen, Dermott Lennon, Cameron Hanley and Cian O'Connor have been drawn to jump third of ten teams in tonight's (Saturday) BMO Nations' Cup at Spruce Meadows in Calgary.

12/09/09 BILLY Twomey chalked up his second third place at the four-star show in Chantilly, France tonight (Saturday) riding Michael Connaughton's grey mare 'Cavinem', who gave Twomey the same result on Friday.

12/09/09 DESPITE a classy clear round from Cian O'Connor and 'Rancorrado' and a single time fault from Co. Down's Dermott Lennon with 'Hallmark Elite', Ireland did not make the second round of the Canadian Nations' Cup in Calgary tonight (Saturday).

09/09/09 THE latest Rolex FEI World Jumping Rankings now show six Irish riders in the top 100 for competitions completed by the end of August, 2009, with four of those appearing in the top 50.

06/09/9 KILDARE'S Nicola FitzGibbon took one of her best international results of 2009 this evening (Sunday) when she finished in the runner-up spot at the Arezzo Grand Prix in Italy.

International Jumping competition Table A, FEI Art. 274.5.3 - Competition in two phases 1m40 Saturday 5th September 1) Uretto; Conor Swail (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 23.28 2) Jaina de Barnevil; Rutherford Latham (ESP) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 23.30 3) Pepite de Muze; Juan Carlos Garcia (ITA) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 23.84 5) Team Harmony Chelto Z; Conor Swail (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 23.94 87 starters

04/09/09 HORSE Sport Ireland Team Manager Robert Splaine today (Friday) revealed his team for the Nations' Cup competition that will take place in Spruce Meadows, Canada on Saturday week (September 12).

30/08/09 THOUGH Ireland's Cameron Hanley jumped a double clear round with just a single time fault in the final competition of the European Individual Show Jumping Championships in Windsor, England today (Sunday) he missed winning a medal by just .65 of a point.

29/08/09 TODAY (Sunday) three Irish riders take part in the ultimate battle to find the best horse and rider combination in Europe at Windsor, England. LIVE SCORE UPDATES AFTER ROUND ONE 4) Cameron Hanley; SIEC Livello 0 faults 10.83 penalties 8) Darragh Kerins; Night Train 4 faults 12.85 penalties 17) Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado 0 faults 16.18 penalties Second Round scheduled to start 16.10hrs, available on BBC2 tv. ROUND TWO 4) Cameron Hanley; SIEC Livello 0 faults 11.83 penalties 12) Darragh Kerins; Night Train 8 faults 20.85 penalties 13) Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado 5 faults 21.18 penalties WINNER OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Kevin Staut (FRA); Kraque Boom*Bois Margot 9.42 penalties Silver Carsten-Otto Nagel (GER); Corradina 9.64 penalties, Bronze Albert Zoer (NED) Oki Doki 11.18 penalties