HORSE Sport Ireland’s (HSI) vision for the future is to have the best riders and horses in the world and it should be recognised that the sporting element of our industry is fundamentally underpinned by our breeding of quality sport horses.

HSI is delighted to continue the international breeder prizes for 2020 and would like to congratulate the breeders of Ireland’s leading Irish-bred horses for 2020.

The recipients of this year’s Horse Sport Ireland International Breeder Prizes are as follows:

Eventing:

1st Patrick J Kearns (Laois) – Breeder of Horseware Woodcourt Garrison (ISH)[was Woodcourt Garrison] – 2009 gelding by Garrison Royal (ISH) out of Davitt Star (ISH) by Furisto (HANN).

2nd Carolyn Lanigan-O’Keeffe (Kilkenny) – Breeder of Imperial Sky (ISH)[TIH] – 2006 gelding by Puissance (ISH)[TIH] out of Skies Of Blue (ISH)[TIH] by Horos (TB).

3rd Ann Glynn (Limerick) – Breeder of Shanaclough Contadora (AES) – 2010 Bay mare by Contador (AES) out of Shanaclough Diamond Queen (ISH) by Coevers Diamond Boy (ISH).

Show jumping:

1st Justin Burke (Galway) – Breeder of Galway Bay Jed (AES) – 2008 gelding by Romanov (KWPN) out of Nikara (KWPN), by Lux Z (HANN).

2nd Justin Burke (Galway) – Breeder of Luibanta BH (ISH) – 2008 mare by Luidam (KWPN) out of Mabanta (KWPN), by Abantos (KWPN).

3rd Carmel Ryan (Waterford) – Breeder of Compelling Z (AES) – 2010 grey stallion by Chellano Z (HOLST) out of Cara Mia Z (HOLST) by Carthago (HOLST).

Dressage:

1st Heike Holstein (Kildare) – Breeder of Sambuca (BESIE) - 2009 Bay mare by Samarant (HANN) out of (Astoria (ISH) by Limmerick (HOLST).