Category: Christa Dillon
Tattersalls International preview The Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair takes place this June 1st-5th in Ratoath, County Meath. This year, the Jewel in the Irish eventing calendar is being used as part of the selection process for the Irish Olympic team for Rio and the big guns will be out in force hoping […]
Cathal Daniels is a young man on a mission and he is turning heads everywhere he goes. The 20 year old rider based in the west of Ireland has enjoyed a glittering career in ponies and juniors, and now as a young rider he finds himself on the training squad for the Rio Olympics with […]
It’s a wrap. The first four star event of the year at Rolex Kentucky saw Micheal Jung on top of the winners podium for the second year in a row, again riding Fischerrocana FST. Conditions were difficult with torrential rain falling on cross country day and a very big showjumping track on the Sunday. Nothing […]
Horsey women are quite a thing. Envied by many and feared by some, we are generally durable and pragmatic creatures who excel at spinning many plates. We spend so much time racing the clock whilst covered in mud and with hair full of hay, that sometimes we forget that we are supposed to be less […]
Lunging has so many advantages. It can be used as part of the breaking and training process, as an alternate method of exercise, as a rehab tool, as a time saving way to work your horse, as a way to allow a horse to let off steam or relax before you jump on or as […]
The Blackhill Eventing Irish Red Cross charity training clinic and charity raffle took place on Sunday last at Copper Beech Stud. Louise Halford as always went the extra mile, her warm hospitality made sure that everyone had a wonderful day and the huge quantity of delicious cakes and buns kept everyone well fed. In the […]
Padraig McCarthy is one of life’s great achievers. He finds himself on the eventing high performance squad for Ireland with his eye firmly on getting to the Rio Olympics, and he has travelled a road less ordinary to get there. The 38 year old Tipperary native is based at Warren Farm in Devon with his […]
Irish eventer Sam Watson had a remarkable year in 2015. Best known for his solid partnership with the evergreen Horseware Bushman, Sam has carefully built up a team of superb horses since London 2012 and looks set to be a force to be reckoned with in the years ahead. London was undoubtedly a sticking point […]
With kind permission from Louise Halford, Copper Beech Stud will be hosting a charity training clinic on Sunday the 7th of February. The morning sessions will be taken by Whitstone Bedding sponsored 3* international event rider Lindsay Graham. Lindsay has a wealth of experience producing young horses up through the grades and along with a […]
Jonty Evans is known as one of the nicest men in eventing, and it seems only fitting that he also happens to ride one of the nicest horses in eventing. Cooley Rorkes Drift announced himself in no uncertain terms at the start of 2015 when winning the Aldon International in March. He beat his stable […]