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15 February 2019

Judith Faherty on 15 Feb 2019

IRISH HORSE WORLD AWARDS: Honouring the stars of our sport

The equestrian stars of 2018 were honoured at the annual Irish Horse World Awards in The K Club on Monday afternoon. Judith Faherty reports

Judith Faherty

15 February 2019

Back row (l-r) Paul Kennedy, Judy Reynolds, Hanorah Woodward, Paul McAuley. Middle row (l-r) Rhys Williams, Seamus Hughes Kennedy, Sophie Foyle, Robyn Moran, Ruth Rogers. Front row (l-r) Nikki Wallace of Gain Equine Nutrition, Sarah Ennis, Sally Corscadden, Sam Watson and Joanne Hurley of Gain Equine Nutrition at the Irish Horse World Awards on Mondayat the K Club in Co Kildare. Photo Barry Cronin

The irish Field award winners (l-r) Hanorah Woodward (on behalf of Darragh Kenny), Judy Reynolds, Irish Horse World editor Isabel Hurley, Rhys Williams and Sophie Foyle at the K Club on Monday. Missing from the photo is Padraig McCarthy. Photo Barry Cronin

Ruth Rogers was presented with a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to the sport horse industry at The K Club on Monday. Photo Barry Cronin

(L-r) The Irish Field editor Leo Powell, winner of the Senior Eventer award Padraig McCarthy, Minister Andrew Doyle, TD, and Isabel Hurley, editor of Irish Horse World. Photo Barry Cronin

The Irish Eventing Team were names The Irish Field/Gain Equine Nutrition 'Stars of the Year' for 2018. Pictured (l-r) Irish Horse World editor Isabel Hurley, Padraig McCarthy, Martin Ryan of Gain Equine Nutrition, Sarah Ennis, Sally Corscadden, Sam Watson and Joanne Hurley of Gain Equine Nutrition. Photo Barry Cronin

Rhys Williams accepts his award for The Irish Field Junior Show Jumper from Judith Faherty. Photo Barry Cronin

Sophie Foyle accepting The Irish Field Junior Eventer award from Leo Powell. Photo Barry Cronin

Judy Reynolds won The Irish Field Dressage award for the sixth time on Monday. Pictured accepting the award from Leo Powell. Photo Barry Cronin

Oonagh Woodward accepted Darragh Kenny's Senior Show Jumper award on his behalf from Irish Horse World editor Isabel Hurley. Photo Barry Cronin

Racehorse trainer and president of Eventing Ireland Jessica Harrington with Sarah Ennis, Padraig McCarthy, Sally Corscadden and Gillian Kyle, chair of Dressage Ireland, at the Irish Horse World Awards on Monday Feb 11th at the K Club in Co Kildare.

THE biggest crowd ever turned out at the Irish Horse World Awards in The K Club on Monday afternoon to celebrate another year of exceptional success for Irish riders on both the international and domestic circuit in 2018.

Double silver medal-winning event rider Padraig McCarthy flew in from his home in England to collect the senior event rider award, while Judy Reynolds made her now annual trip from Germany and smashed yet another record when winning the dressage award for the fifth year in-a-row.