Category: Eventing
Sam Watson (pictured above) emerged victorious in the feature class at the Fernhill Sport Horses Kilguilkey International Horse Trials in Co. Cork today following the conclusion of the Haygain CIC***. The leader since the dressage phase, the Carlow-based rider and his legendary 17 year old home-bred Puissance gelding ‘Horseware Bushman (ISH-TIH) added just 6.8 time penalties […]
Sam Watson heads the Haygain CIC*** leaderboard at the Fernhill Sport Horses Kilguilkey International Horse Trials following the conclusion of the first two phases today. A flawless performance in the dressage and showjumping arenas put the Carlow-based rider in poll position at the end of Day One with his legendary 17 year old home-bred […]
Citius, Altius, Fortius. The Olympic motto translates as ‘faster, higher, stronger’, and it perfectly encompasses the efforts and ambitions of every athlete that has ever taken part at any Olympic Games. Competing at the Olympics is the single greatest sporting honour that any athlete can achieve, and it is often the end result of a […]
Eventing is a truly unique and diverse sport. Riders and horses of every sort, colour and creed enjoy the challenges that eventing brings, and throughout its history there have been many non-conformist success stories that capture the minds and hearts of participants and spectators alike. Horses such as Charisma, Murphy Himself, Just William and Mulry’s […]
Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair 2016 proved an overwhelming success and reconfirmed that it has now truly developed into one of the World’s leading three-day-events. A record number of 31,110 people visited our Ratoath venue to witness over 300 competitors compete from nine different nations. There was also plenty for all the family […]
The Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair is the Jewel in the crown of the Irish Eventing season. And with the 2016 contest set to be the final Olympic trial for the Irish riders, there was everything to play for. Bathed in glorious sunshine, the venue looked superb and the competition got underway with […]
Popular Aussie Paul Tapner and Prince Mayo win The Irish Field CCI3* at Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland The crowds roared as Australia’s Paul Tapner riding Fred and Penny Barker’s Irish Bred Prince Mayo produced a clear round of jumping to win The Irish Field CCI3* at […]
On Sunday afternoon, 5 June 2016 on the concluding day of the Tattersalls International and Country Fair, the three recipients of the 2016 George Mernagh Memorial Fund (GMMF) Bursaries were announced and presented by Event Director Jean Mitchell and Tattersalls Ireland Managing Director Roger Casey. The winners each received a bursary worth €5,000. The winners […]
Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy riding Simon Porloe win the George Mernagh Memorial CIC3* at Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland It was a nail-biting finish in the George Mernagh Memorial CIC3*; Ireland’s Austin O’Connor and Kilpatrick Knight led going into the cross-country phase. Although producing a clear round of […]
Great Britain’s Tom Jackson and Dusty wins the Connolly’s RED MILLS CCI2*U24 at Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland The under 24’s took to the main stage to contest the Connolly’s RED MILLS CCI2*and it was Great Britain’s Tom Jackson and Susan Jenkins’ Dusty who took top honours […]