Irish riders now dominate the top tier of the Rolex World Jumping Rankings, with three listed in the top 12, more than any other country. The official rankings, issued Thursday 6th January by equestrian sport’s world governing body, the FEI (Federation Equestre Nationale), show Cork’s Billy Twomey at number seven, with Tipperary’s Denis Lynch at number nine, […]
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Ireland's Billy Twomey finished 11th in the world after the Top 30 Grand Prix at Kentucky's World Jumping Championships.
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Horse Sport Ireland’s High Performance Manager Ginny Elliot has named the four combinations to make up the Irish team for the eventing world championships at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA, which starts tomorrow (Thursday).
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The World Equestrian Games represent Ireland's first opportunity to qualify Irish teams for the London 2012 games
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Ireland's captain Geoff Curran beat a world-class field to win the Horse Sport Ireland Eventing World Cup Qualifier on the Minister for Defence's 12 year-old Irish-bred bay gelding Kilkeshen at Tattersall's, Co. Meath Sunday.
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The Equestrian disciplines are unique among Olympic sports, in the sense that men and women compete on the same terms and horse and rider are both declared Olympic medal winners.
Rider and horse are considered a team. Years of systematic efforts are required for the team to be able to perform adequately various exercises of skill, speed, endurance, and jumping of obstacles. For contact details of Horse Sport Ireland please click on Full story
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Horse Sport Ireland High Performance Manager Ginny Elliot has named the Irish squad for the European Eventing Championships in Fontainebleau, France which take place from September 23rd to 27th.
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Horse Sport Ireland Chairman Joe Walsh has described Tattersalls International Horse Trials, incorporating the HSBC World Cup Qualifier, as an outstanding four days for Irish equestrian sport.
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Horse Sport Ireland launched the conclusions of the Expert Group, chaired by Dr. Gordon Holmes, set up to look at measures to eradicate prohibited substances and practices from the Irish equestrian sector. The report comes on the back of positive medication cases involving horses ridden by Irish riders, two of which took place at the last two Olympic Games in Athens and Hong Kong.
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The FEI yesterday confirmed that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal lodged by Irish show jumper Dennis Lynch in relation to his Olympic ban.
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IRISH show jumper Denis Lynch is to remain under provisional suspension until a final decision regarding the doping/medication case involving his Olympic Games mount Lantinus is issued by the Federation Equestre Internationale tribunal.
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Denis Lynch (pictured) was officially disqualified tonight from the Olympics equestrian events for a positive drug test on his horse.
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