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Horse Sport Ireland announce the ISH team of horses for 2021 FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken

27 August 2021, 12:46 | General

Horse Sport Ireland has announced the team of horses that will represent the Irish WBFSH Studbooks at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2021.

Tamsin Addison finishes 12th and Rosemary Gaffney 15th in Paralympic Dressage Individual competition

26 August 2021, 15:28 | General

Ireland’s Tamsin Addison and the 10-year-old gelding Fahrenheit have finished 12th overall in today’s Grade V individual Dressage competition at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Embryo Transfer scheme closing date approaching

25 August 2021, 19:04 | General

Horse Sport Ireland is happy to announce the reinstatement the Embryo Transfer Scheme in 2021 following its success over the previous four years. This scheme, which is being funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), aims to increase genetic improvement by maximising the genetic potential of Ireland’s top-class performance mares.

Irish Paralympic Dressage Athletes ready for action in Tokyo

23 August 2021, 19:12 | General

The 2020 Paralympic Games get underway tomorrow (Tuesday) in Tokyo with Ireland set to be represented by a full team in the Para Dressage competition which starts on Thursday.

Ireland win Drammen Nations Cup in Norway for third year in-a-row

20 August 2021, 21:38 | General

Ireland’s incredible winning run in the Drammen Nations Cup in Norway continued today (Friday) as Michael Blake’s Show Jumping team of Harry Allen, Shane Carey, Capt Geoff Curran, and Max Wachman claimed a superb victory in the 11-team contest.