Category: Eventing
Lindsay Graham really is all things to all people. Slowly but surely, she is carving a successful business out of eventing both her own and client’s horses, producing young horses and also teaching. Her friendly manner and her positive approach to life make her someone that everyone wants to know, and she is working hard […]
I wanted to write something funny. Truly, I did. But I don’t feel funny. I just feel sad. Yet another rider has lost their life to the sport that they love. That’s three in the first three months of the season, for those of us in Europe. The numbers are all there to be looked […]
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 […]
Elite Eventing Athletes confirm their entry for Tattersalls International Horse Trials this June Bank Holiday Weekend as they follow the Road to Rio Olympic gold, silver and bronze medallists, World Equestrian Games Medal winners, the Irish Olympic Squad, the Queens Granddaughter and 6 of the top 20 Eventing Athletes in the world are amongst the […]
This June Bank Holiday Weekend bring the Family to meet Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls and join in all the Fun of the Fair Sarah McGovern Vaughan and her son Jude Vaughan (4) and Kacey Lou Carberry (6) today launched the Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland. Taking place […]
The Irish have long since been known for their brave, natural cross country riding. In recent years, however, the sport of eventing has changed quite dramatically. The standard of dressage has increased to be on a par with that found in pure dressage. Showjumping tracks are bigger and far more difficult. And the cross country […]
When Horseplay.ie asked me to write about how event riders make a living I scratched my head!! I think most who do it as a profession will agree – eventing is a passion rather than a money making venture! However, at the end of the day it is a business and every business needs to earn […]
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 […]