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TWOMEY THIRD IN RIO WINNING ROUND

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:08:07 GMT

LATE last night (Friday), Cork-born Billy Twomey racked up Ireland's second third place at the Athina Onassis International Horse Show in Rio de Janeiro, which also hosts the million-euro final found of the 2010 Global Champions' Tour tonight.

IRISH DRAUGHT HORSE SCREENING DAY FOR GARDA MOUNTED UNIT

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:53:19 GMT

HORSE Sport Ireland has agreed to sponsor the purchase of an Irish Draught Horse for the Garda Mounted Unit. Horse Sport Ireland are organising a screening day to identify a suitable horse for the Garda Mounted Unit, which will be held at Coilog Equestrian Centre on Wednesday 1st September 2010.

IRISH-BRED KALICO BAY WINS HICKSTEAD KING GEORGE V CUP

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:48:34 GMT

IRISH-bred 'Fresh Direct Kalico Bay' was the the winner of the famous King George V Grand Prix at Hickstead's five-star show today (Sunday). Ridden by Britain's Tim Stockdale, Kalico Bay was bred by Terry Shiels of Armagh.

IRISH SPORT HORSE STUDBOOK SHOWJUMPING SERIES 2010 - GRAND FINALS

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:06:10 GMT

The Grand Finals of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series 2010 will take place this weekend at the Tattersalls Ward Union Hunt International CSI2* Show, which runs from 23rd to 25th July. This weekend’s Grand Finals are the culmination of this year’s Series for 5 year old and 6/7 year old Irish Sport Horses, which has ran at six qualifying venues throughout the country. The 6/7 year old Grand Final will take place on Saturday with the 5 year old Grand Final being held on Sunday.

There will be €15,500 on offer for the Grand Finals at Tattersalls this weekend including League and breeders prizes. In addition, the top two horses in the League in each age category (5, 6 & 7 year olds) will gain automatic qualification to represent the Irish Sport Horse Studbook at the World Breeding Championships for Young Horse, Lanaken 2010.

Currently leading the 5 year old League is James Hogg and Interpreter (ISH) on 25 points, with Peter Smyth and Cruising Lux (ISH) sitting in second place on 20 points. Clem McMahon and Wilywonty (ISH) hold the lead in the 6/7 year old League on 28 points, with Peter Smyth lying in second here also with Victoria Rose (ISH) on a score of 25.

Drawn orders and start lists are now available to download by clicking on the links below.

AACHEN YIELDS TWO MORE DECISIVE IRISH VICTORIES

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:52:28 GMT

IRISH riders continued with their victorious campaign at Germany's five-star Aachen show with two more wins today (Saturday), one from Shane Breen and one from Billy Twomey.

AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH CIAN O'CONNOR AFTER AACHEN WIN

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:27:05 GMT

BRENDAN McArdle talks to Cian O'Connor after his double clear round helped Ireland win the Aachen Nations' Cup for the first time in seven years. Click HERE

ROBERT SPLAINE AUDIO INTERVIEW FROM AACHEN

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMT

BRENDAN McArdle interviews Team Ireland Equestrian Show Jumping Manager Robert Splaine about Ireland's chances at the vital Nations' Cup competition in Aachen, Germany tonight. To listen to it click HERE.

BREEN THIRD, O'BRIEN EIGHTH IN FALSTERBO DERBY

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:42:04 GMT

THE famous Falsterbo Derby in Sweden saw two Irish riders and three Irish-bred horses finish in the top ten this evening (Saturday). Ireland's best result came from Nations' Cup team member Shane Breen, who steered the Tipperary-bred gelding 'Dorada' into third.

IRELAND FINISH EQUAL FIFTH IN SWEDISH NATIONS' CUP

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:17:06 GMT

IRELAND finished two places higher than their last Nations' Cup outing when they took equal fifth position in the Swedish Nations' Cup at Falsterbo this afternoon (Friday).

IRELAND FACE VITAL CLASH IN SWEDEN TODAY

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:44:59 GMT

LATER today (Friday) Ireland's show jumping team of Dermott Lennon, Jessica Kurten, Shane Breen and Denis Lynch will be trying for a top three place in the Swedish Nations' Cup at Falsterbo, after winning the trophy there in 2009.

CLICK HERE FOR FINAL SCORES FROM SWEDISH MEYDAN NATIONS' CUP

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:14:26 GMT

FINAL SCORING FROM THE SWEDISH MEYDAN NATIONS CUP FRIDAY JULY 9 IS NOW AVAILABLE HERE.

ALL THE RIDERS, ALL THE TEAMS, ALL THE SCORES
Click on headline above for the scores as they happened from the Swedish Nations' Cup.

MACKEN WINS FIVE STAR CANADIAN OPENER

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:28:09 GMT

AT 61, Ireland's Eddie Macken had his best result of 2010 when he won the opening class at Spruce Meadows five-star show yesterday evening (Wednesday). Macken, who is now based outside Vancouver, rode the Argentinian Warmblood 'Macuco' to victory in the speed class.

QUIGLEY SECOND IN PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:54:30 GMT

WEXFORD'S Dave Quigley produced one of the better Irish results of the weekend when finishing second in this evening's (Sunday) Grand Prix at Portimao in Portugal. Quigley was riding his regular partner, Charles Britton's nine year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding 'Ulot'.

HSI REINING AND WESTERN EVENING VIDEO

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:25:04 GMT

SEE Sport on Horses' video of Horse Sport Ireland's Reining and Western Evening at Coilog Equestrian Centre, where Tom Foran and Anne Marie Dunphy gave a demonstration of the riding disciplines of Western v English style. To access the video click HERE

EIA (SWAMP FEVER) WARNING IN UK ISSUED BY DEFRA

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:43:23 GMT

EQUINE infectious anaemia (EIA), otherwise known as Swamp Fever, has been detected in two horses in Wiltshire in Britain following importation from Romania via Belgium, Defra (UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs) confirmed today (Tuesday). The premises is currently under restriction and the two infected horses will be humanely destroyed in line with existing regulations. The other horses on the premises will be subject to epidemiological investigation in the coming weeks. A further two horses have also been under investigation and test results have proved negative.