SLIGO international show jumper Michael Kearins has been released from custody after a charge of allegedly handling a stolen horse was dropped.

The Sligo Champion reported that Kearins (43) of Koolwijkerbroek, Gelderland, The Netherlands had been in custody since May on a charge that on a date unknown between January 1st, 2022 and May 25th, 2022, both dates inclusive, that within the State he knowingly handled a stolen horse, Currina Diamond Tiara. The accused had been served with a book of evidence in the matter with a trial date for December at Sligo Circuit Court.