Irish-bred horses are set to compete at the first 5* event to go ahead for 2020 – Les 5 Étoiles de Pau, France.
Irish-bred horses win “The Big Three” with last week’s triumph at Burghley 2019
It has been an incredible year for the Irish-bred horse at the top level of Eventing, with Irish horses winning the three biggest five-star events consecutively in 2019. The first ever newly categorised five-star event, the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event was won by world-class Cooley Master Class (ISH) with Oliver Townend (GBR) back […]
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Irish-bred horses in recent International Eventing competition
With only six weekends completed in Eventing in the USA, Irish-bred horses are showing up well. Seven horses have gained a Top-ten place three times already; Around Midnight, Buccaneer, Cooley Cavalier, Duiske Abbey, Fernhill Chaos, SBT Clover Road and Xuanatu. It is unsurprising that Master Imp (TB) leads the list of sires. Seven horses by […]
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Breeding Success Round-Up 2018
This year has been a remarkable one for Irish breeding – horses bred in Ireland have had national and international successes across Show Jumping and Eventing, showcasing the skill, stamina and adaptability of the Irish horse. One of the greatest achievements for an Irish horse in Show Jumping is Suma’s Zorro’s (Douglas X Horos) outstanding […]
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Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale 2014
By Sally Parkyn The RDS potential event horse champion Annsfort Quality and the Camphire International Masterclass champion Cushlas Skyimp, are among the tempting entries at this year’s Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale on November 12th. These and a further sixty high class horses fill an exciting catalogue, which offers Ireland’s best young horses from three […]
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Durlas Eile Hall of Fame
Durlas Eile who took his name from his place of birth Thurles. He was bred by Father Sweeney in Tipperary better know as the sporting cleric. This was the horse that would be go on to be a Badminton winning Champion, team winner at the World Championships and individual winner at the European Championships as well as […]
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