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Annual Report 2012
HORSE SPORT IRELAND
This programme is overseen by the Eventing High
Performance Committee.
Chairperson:
Brian Mangan
High Performance Manager:
Ginny Elliot
Member:
Lord Patrick Carew
Member:
Jessica Harrington
Member:
Jean Mitchell
Member:
Janet Murray
The focus of the 2012 programme was on securing
Olympic places through the FEI rider rankings.
Following a successful event in Ballindenisk in Cork
in February 2012, Ireland secured fi ve places at the
London 2012 Olympics which meant that Ireland had
a full complement for the team competition. When
Ireland reached the Games the team put in a fantastic
performance, fi nishing fi fth with three riders making the
individual fi nal.
The 2012 Senior Eventing High Performance
Programme was run by High Performance Manager
Ginny Elliot along with Dressage Coach Ferdi Eilberg
and Show Jumping Coach Ian Fearon. The Team Vet
was Marcus Swail.
High Perfor
mance
Irish Olympic Eventing Team, riders, support staff and grooms in Greenwich.
Brian Mangan, Chairman Senior
Eventing High Performance
Committee 2012.
Senior Eventing High Performance Programme
Camilla Speirs and Portersize Just a Jiff ISH) were the top-
ranked Irish combination in the FEI Olympic rider rankings.
They played a key role in securing Olympic qualifi cation.
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