Horse Sport Ireland open Department of Agriculture-funded DAFM Pony Studbook/Development Series

  • 3 July 2024, 11:16

Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is delighted to launch the 2024 DAFM Pony Studbook/Development Series for Show Jumping taking place nationwide in the months of July, August and October.
This Series is delivered by Horse Sport Ireland, the national federation and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) under National Breeding Services.
The 2024 series is open to all DAFM-approved studbooks with classes for 128cms, 138cms and 148cms ponies in the 5-Year-Old and 6-&7-Year-Old age categories.

The 2024 DAFM Pony Studbook/Development Series will be run as a series of four standalone shows with no league table in operation.

All riders/breeders and producers must familiarise themselves with terms, conditions, and eligibility of the DAFM Pony Studbook/Development Series HERE.

Classes for 5-year-old, 6-year-old and 7-year-old ponies will be held at selected venues throughout Ireland listed below.

Leg Venue Date
1 Sceilig Sport Horses, Co. Cork July 21st
2 Glenamaddy EC, Co. Galway July 26th
3 Coilog EC, Co. Kildare August 4th
4 Wexford EC, Co. Wexford October 20th

In this series riders, breeders and owners will be rewarded for their breeding and production decisions through several class and league-based prizes. There will be a total prize fund of €16,000 for the series.

 

The 2024 DAFM Pony Studbook/Development Series is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) under National Breeding Services.