HORSE Sport Ireland announced the launch of both the 2026 DAFM Studbook Series for Show Jumping and the 2026 DAFM Eventing Development Series this week. The former boasts a prize fund of €90,000, which will be awarded to the winners and winning breeders of the five, six and seven-year-old sections across each leg and on a league basis, while all entry fees remain with the host venues.

This ensures that the initiative also supports the venues in their ongoing growth and development. Grooms’ prizes will be awarded in each class and the leading young riders will be recognised, as in previous years.

The Series begins at Tipperary Equestrian Centre on March 28th, and will continue to Millstreet, The Meadows, Barnadown, Maryville and Glenamaddy before the final, which will be held at Mullingar on July 31st and August 1st.

Meanwhile, the 2026 DAFM Eventing Development Series will begin on March 1st at Killossery with an arena eventing format, before continuing at The Meadows the following weekend with a combined training competition.

The series will pick up again at the other end of the season at Milchem on October 18th before its conclusion at Wexford Equestrian on October 24th. This year, the eventing series will run as four standalone legs with four, five and six and seven-year-old classes, as well as a separate class for ponies, and its prize fund will total €35,000.

As in previous years, horses must be registered with a DAFM-approved studbook in order to be eligible to compete, and only breeders resident in Ireland will be entitled to claim the breeders’ prizes.