Irish-bred Eventers get off to a strong start in USA
In the opening weekend of international eventing competition Irish-bred horses had multiple top ten finishes. Securing the first international eventing win for an Irish-bred horse in 2023 was Corraghoe Brilliant (ISH) and American rider Ariel Grald on an impressive score of 24.8. The 8-year-old gelding by Tolan R (KWPN) out of Corraghoe Dreamer (ISH), by Lux Z (HANN), was bred by Cavan’s Patrick Smith. See below for the full list of Irish-bred Eventing results: Stable View, Aiken Opener HT, South Carolina (USA). January 20th – 22nd Open Preliminary B 5th Slieve Callan Alpha (ISH) – 2013 gelding by Porsch (BWP) out of Gi Miz Minx (ISH) by Courage II (HOLST). Breeder: Niamh Tottenham, Co Clare. Rider: Alyssa Peterson (USA) 34.7, 0, 34.8 = 69.5. Preliminary Rider 4th Fernhill Final Cavalier (ISH)[AKA Greenacres Cavalier Boy] – 2014 gelding by Cavalier Royale (HOLST) out of Greenacres Quality (ISH) by OBOS Quality 004 […]
Seabra claims 5* top five finish with two Irish Sport Horses
Portuguese rider Duarte Seabra partnered two Irish Sport Horses to finish third and fourth in the 26,200 EUR Table A 1.45m class in Abu Dhabi CSIO5*-NC last week. Seabra finished 3rd with HHS Washington (ISH) and 4th with Fernhill Check Your Pocket (ISH). The result comes on the back of winning the 10,000 EUR, Table A 1.40m in the CSI4*-W in Abu Dhabi last week with Fernhill Check Your Pocket (ISH). See below for the full list of Irish-bred Show Jumping results: Abu Dhabi (UAE), CSIO5*-NC 18th – 22nd January 2023 97,700 EUR, Table A 1.50m 7th DG Legaland Jo (AKA RLE Legoland) (ISH) – 2008 gelding by Ustinov (KWPN) out of DG Talivie (ISH) by Taloubet VDL (KWPN). Breeder: Neil Mathieson, Co. Tyrone. Owner: JES GmbH. Rider: Abdulrahman Alrajhi (KSA). 26,200 EUR, Table A 1.45m 3rd HHS Washington (ISH) – 2010 gelding by Tinaranas Inspector (WESTF) out of Cadiz (ISH) […]
HSI Active Accredited Coaches Blog Series – Heather Coyle
Today marks the International Day of Education and to celebrate this year’s theme of “To invest in people, prioritize education”, we are launching our new monthly HSI Coach Profile Blog series. We recognise the positive influence our coaches have on the future of learning within the industry and the benefit of their contributions to the next generation of equestrians. We believe that education can unlock the potential in every person, empowering them to achieve their goals and to contribute to the greater good of equestrianism. In recognition of our HSI Accredited Coaches, we have enlisted 12 coaches from our Active Accredited Coaches list to take part in our monthly blog series for 2023. These HSI Coaches will take us through the highs and lows of their coaching careers, their experiences within the HSI Coaching Programme while sharing what motivates and inspires them and their riders. First up is HSI Level […]
Ireland secure podium finish in 5* Nations Cup
The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team finish third in opening round of the FEI Longines Nations Cup Ireland have finished third in todays CSIO5* Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi. The Irish team, led by Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping High Performance Manager Michael Blake, finished on a team score of 16. Following the final jump off round, Austria won and Great Britain finished second. Horse Sport Ireland High Performance Manager Michael Blake said: “It’s great to get a podium start to the 2023 season, but of course we would have liked to do better. There is a huge amount of potential with some great new & upcoming combinations. There was a lot of consistency across the team with no combination having more than 4 faults. There is always room for some improvement, a couple of small mistakes cost us from getting some more clear rounds. Jessica did very well […]
Blake names team for Abu Dhabi Nations Cup
Michael Blake names his team for the first five-star Longines FEI Nations Cup of 2023. Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping High Performance Manager Michael Blake names his team for the first FEI five-star Longines Nations Cup of 2023, taking place in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 22nd January. The Irish team, sponsored by The Underwriting Exchange, will be as follows: Michael Duffy riding Cinca 3 owned by Hibernian Sport Horses Ltd Jessica Burke riding Nikey HH owned by Liam Nicholas Shane Breen riding Cuick Star Kervec owned by Breen Equestrian and Quirke Sport Horses Ltd Trevor Breen riding Germaine W owned by Mandy Hall The reserve combination is Billy Twomey and Chat Botte E.D. owned by Sue Davis and Billy Twomey. Speaking about the team announcement, Blake said: “We’re looking forward to a good start here in Abu Dhabi, this was a happy hunting ground for us last year. We’re very […]
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