KIND weather combined with continued improvements and strong prize money all played their part in making the 2016 Millstreet International Horse Show CSI*** a resounding success.

With almost 8,000 entries for the 105 classes on the packed schedule, the Green Glens Arena was a hive of activity throughout the week.

Strong prize money on offer throughout, topped off by the €50,000 Noel C. Duggan Engineering Grand Prix, prompted some thrilling competition across the eight international classes with the top spoils captured once again by Britain’s Millstreet Grand Prix specialist Laura Renwick, who enjoyed another fruitful week at the Cork venue.

Continued improvements at the vast venue reaped results and brought many positive comments from visitors and riders alike.

Particularly welcome was the new improved big screen in the main international outdoor arena coupled with a new giant electronic scoreboard at the pocket which, along with the crystal clear accurate commentary, made it very easy to follow the main action, even for those warming up or jumping in eight nearby all-weather arenas.

Clipmyhorse.tv broadcast the show live across the globe, while visitors could also download the equipe app which enabled them to keep up with all the startlists and results from every class as they happened.

“All in all, it was another very busy week of show jumping, coming on top of the World Mounted Games and the FEI European Championships.

“We are delighted and will continue to make improvements as we go along. We are now looking forward to welcoming everyone to our International Horse Trials (August 25th-28th),” said Thomas Duggan.

Olympic support

For those following the action from Rio, there were several points around the venue showing live action, including screens in the main office, while a mini crowd gathered at the Irish Horse Gateway stand feed.

It was a much-appreciated gesture from all to beam Greg Broderick’s opening round at Rio with MHS Going Global (ISH) live on the big screen in the main international outdoor, slightly delaying the start of the feature Grand Prix class, in order to do so.

Both noticeable and welcome too was the additional quality trade stands on site, while an invisible army kept bins emptied and toilet blocks spotless.