Sport horse
REVIEW 2016: National treasures
Tara Dunne
Tara Dunne reviews the year gone by and the champions crowned on the national show jumping circuit
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Cold and frosty start at Coolboy
Last Sunday was a rather cold and frosty morning in Coolboy where Tinahely Riding Club hosted their Christmas Derby.
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Michael Hutchinson: Radical changes
Michael Hutchinson talks to Emer Bermingham about changes he has seen in show jumping and breeding since the glory days of the 1970s
Evergreen Hilltop Festy on target
The first of six legs in this year’s North Eastern Region Equipet winter show jumping league was held last Sunday at the Kernan EC in Crossmaglen, base of the host club, Dorsey Riding Club.
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Murray family strikes at Killossery Lodge Stud
The centre’s own inter-schools’ show jumping leagues resumed at Killossery Lodge Stud last Sunday
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Good Counsel riders dominate
A wet day didn’t put competitors and spectators off last weekend’s latest round of the Equestrian Interschools Ireland show jumping league sponsored by Equestrian World Maynooth and jumpinaction.net.
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O’Brien's Standard of Excellence
David O’Brien talks to Tara Dunne about leaving the army and setting up his new business, built on the family farm outside Athlone, with his wife Christina Gustafsson.
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St Gerard’s and Rockwell rule inter-schools action
Two rounds of the Equestrian World, Maynooth and jumpinaction.net-sponsored Equestrian Interschools Ireland Show Jumping League were held last Sunday.
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Kilcredan are crowned primary champions
The annual inter primary schools team show jumping championships at the Ballyrafter Centre in Lismore, Co Waterford took place last Sunday.
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‘If you can’t measure, you can’t improve’
Having attended the recent Showjumpers’ Club seminar, John Osborne of the Irish National Stud gives his thoughts on areas that the show jumping industry can improve
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Newbridge College students clean up
Newbridge College started the new year off with a bang when claiming all four of the competitions on offer at the Equestrian Interschools Ireland League in Broadmeadows Equestrian Centre last Sunday.
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Heavey secures the top prizes in Kildare final
Aimee Heavey was the big winner at the end of the 10-week Expert Electrical/Holmestead Saddlery show jumping league at Kildare International last Sunday.
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