A look back on the summer for Niamh McEvoy and Templepatrick Welcome Limmerick (ISH) as they get Nations Cup nod
“I would really love to get up to that level as a senior, it would be a dream come true to be selected for a senior Nations Cup or Olympics, although I don’t think there’s anything to worry about on that front yet,” she continued. The shining light of the Irish season so far has been Templepatrick Welcome Limmerick (ISH), with the mare already winning a pair of 2* 1.45m International Grand Prix under 18-year-old Niamh McEvoy. The pair have been making waves and many are predicting big things for the Limmerick (HOLST) mare owned by the Bingham family – and her young rider. Out of Irish Sport Horse Go Luckey, Templepatrick Welcome Limmerick, or Poppy as she is known in her yard, was bred by Dorothea Wilson and has progressed through series for young horses to the point where she is now potentially on the verge of competing at […]
Irish Sport Horse Studbook reclaims top spot in WBFSH studbook rankings
Horse Sport Ireland is delighted with the announcement from the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) this week that the Irish Sport Horse (ISH) has reclaimed its place as the leading studbook for Eventing horses in 2022, moving up from 3rd place in 2021. The WBFSH rankings also show that the ISH has maintained it’s top 10 placing for Showjumping horses, having had the same position in 2021. In an even more positive development, the six horses, whose individual ranking count towards the overall studbook score, all placed within the top 25 internationally for event horses, and the top 100 for showjumpers. “Horse Sport Ireland would like to congratulate the breeders, owners and riders of the horses who contributed to the success of the Irish Sport Horse in 2022 and their ranking, as well as to the connections of all horses who represent the Irish Sport Horse worldwide,” said […]
HSI Showjumping Autumn Development Series
The opening leg of the 2022 HSI Autumn Development Series for Showjumping took place on September 25th as part of the Connaught Region Showjumping Championships held in Tubberbride Stables, Co. Sligo. 22 horses competed in the 4-Year-Old HSI Development Series class, with 13 horses jumping clear. The breeder’s prize draw for horses that jumped clear went to Mary Walsh for the Garyduff Jar Of Hearts (ISH) sired Ceide Candy Heart (ISH) out of Ceide Heather Honey (ISH) by Sligo Candy Boy (ISH) and Thomas Murray, breeder of Patsy’s Favourite (ISH), a gelding by Sligo Candy Boy (ISH) out of Rushlomelass (ISH) by Mohill Cavalier Clover (ISH). In the 5- & 6-Year-Old class, 19 out the 44 horse and rider combinations jumped double clear with Co. Roscommon’s Cora Sharkey coming home in a time of 26.93 on the 6-year-old Captain Candy Man (ISH). The gelding, also by Sligo Candy Boy (ISH), […]
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