Dummy accident claims stallion Plot Blue

THE show jumping stallion Plot Blue died after an accident on the covering dummy at a stud in France.

Partnered by Marcus Ehning, Plot Blue won the 2010 World Cup Final in Geneva and helped Germany to team gold at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky the same year.

The combination were also on the bronze medal-winning German team at the 2009 European Championships, and finished 12th at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The stallion was retired at Geneva in 2015 at the age of 19, after a glittering career in which amassed over €1.2 million.

Breeders’ event

THE ISH Young Breeder Training with Comdt. Sharon Crean at McKee Barracks will take place from 10.30am -12.30pm on Tuesday, June 25th.

This is a unique opportunity to visit behind the scenes and gain insight to the training programmes, physical and athletic attributes of the horses and why they were chosen by the Equitation School to invest in as competition horses.

Book in advance online by June 21st at teagasc.clr.events/

Jennifer is Star winner

MANY congratulations to Laois rider Jennifer Kuehnle on winning the April Gain Equine Nutrition/The Irish Field Star of the Month. Well done Jennifer!

Ballivor Show

BALLIVOR Horse Show is on this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 8th and 9th with a full range of pony classes today and the horse classes including the Underwriting Exchange Grand Prix tomorow.

There’s trade stands and a vintage display as well to add to the fun. All welcome.

Correct clearance rate

THE clearance rate of last Thursday’s Select Event Horse Sale hosted at Tattersalls House by Goresbridge and Tattersalls Ireland was 43% and not 38% as reported last week. The lower figure did not take into account the two withdrawn lots on the night of the sale, leading to the revised increased rate.

Ohlala retired

LAUREN Hough’s has retired her top horse, the 15-year-old brilliant mare Ohlala (Orlando x Cardento). Announcing the news on social media, Hough said she didn’t think the mare would make it back to the very top of the sport after sustaining an injury last year. The combination were regular members of the USA team and part of the winning all-female Nations Cup team at Dublin in 2017.

They were individual and team bronze medallists at the 2015 Pam American Games. Hough plans to breed from Ohlala in the future.