HORSE SPORT IRELAND
Annual Report
2015
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Other High Performance Programmes
Endurance High Performance Committee 2015
Chairperson:
Larry O'Neill
Member:
Nicola Boud
Member:
David Cunningham
Endurance is a relatively small sport in Ireland, yet it has
a large international following and continues to grow in
popularity in this country. In 2015, Irish endurance rider
Amy McAuley with Souletoile De Sommant finished in first
place in the 1 star endurance competition held in Valeggio Sul
Mincio, Italy.
Carriage Driving High Performance Committee 2015
Chairperson:
Terry Logan
Member:
Ger Hennessy
Member:
Dan Joe Spillane
In 2015, Barry Capstick finished fifth at Sandringham 2*
and first at Beekbergen 3*, Dorothy Kelly finished first
at Hopetoun 2* and Folke Rohrssen finished third at
Sandringham 2*, representing Ireland in the FEI discipline of
carriage driving.
Para Equestrian High Performance Committee 2015
This programme is run by HSI with input from Para Equestrian
Ireland and Paralympics Ireland.
Chairperson:
Lt Col (retired) Gerry O'Gorman
Team Manager:
Dara Kearney
HSI Representative:
Triona Connors
Paralymipcs Ireland Representative:
David Malone
Team Coach:
Donie McNamara
The Irish Para Equestrian team participated in six Nations Cup
competitions in 2015.
Date
Venue
Level
9
th
to 12
th
April
Deauville,
France
CPEDI 3*
28
th
to 30
th
May
Roosendaal,
Netherlands
CPEDI 3*
6
th
to 12
th
July
Hartpury,
Great Britain
CPEDI 3*
4
th
to 8
th
August
Bishop Burton,
Great Britain
CPEDI 3*
17
th
to 20
th
September
Deauville,
France
European
Championships
27
th
to 30
th
October
Slapton Bury Farm,
Great Britain
CPEDI 3*
Businessman, Denis O'Brien, once again, generously
supported the programme in 2015.
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Dressage High Performance Committee 2015
Chairperson:
Joan Keogh
Member:
Norbert Von Cramon
Member:
David Keane
Member:
David Lee
Dressage rider, Judy Reynolds, represented Ireland at the
2015 European Dressage Championship at Aachen, Germany.
It was a record-breaking year for Judy and for Irish dressage.
Not only did she set personal bests, but also went on to set
new Irish records in international dressage. October saw Judy
move up 10 places in the world rankings to 52nd, after a string
of World Cup qualifier and Grand Prix placings.
EUROPEAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AACHEN, GERMANY 12
th
to 16
th
August, 2015
Rider
Horse
Qualifier for
GP Special
Final Placing
1
Judy Reynolds Vancouver K 69.486
34
th
Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K set a new international
record for Irish dressage, scoring 74.425 per cent at the World
Cup Qualifier in Lyon, France.
Amy McAuley competes FPA Jaher at the endurance event in Abu
Dhabi.
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