HORSE Sport Ireland announced today (Friday) that Paraic Geraghty has accepted the position of Team Manager and Chef d'Equipe to the Turkish Show Jumping Squad. Geraghty has acted as advisor to Team Ireland Equestrian Show Jumping Manager Robert Splaine since the programme came under the remit of Horse Sport Ireland three years ago

Geraghty, who comes from Ballinasloe in Co. Galway, was nominated to HSI's High Performance management committee by Showjumping Ireland. He acted as chef d'equipe on Robert Splaine's behalf to a number of developmental teams, and in that capacity was there this year when they secured a Nations' Cup victory at Ypaja in Finland and a second place at Spruce Meadows in Canada.

Show Jumping Manager Robert Splaine said today (Thursday): "I will be very sorry to lose Paraic, as he was a source of accurate advice and straightforward, unbiased opinion over the years, as well as being a person with great experience in the sport. I wish him well in his endeavours with Turkey's elite show jumping squad. I believe his job will be to help them secure qualification for the 2012 Olympics."

Paraic Geraghty said: "I will be very sorry to leave the Irish show jumping squad, but this is one of those offers that come up once in a lifetime, and I thought it was a challenge I could not turn down. I will miss working with the Irish riders, who are top class and have produced some great victories, and I will miss working with Robert Splaine, who I believe has done a tremendous job with the Irish team and deserves great credit."
 

Paraic Geraghty