After 35 of the 73 starters completed their Dressage tests today, Ireland lies sixth of the 12 competing nations at the Longines FEI Eventing European Championships in Luhmuehlen, Germany. Ciaran Glynn and the mare November Night were first to go and are the highest-placed of the first-day Irish team-members, lying…
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The Irish team of Cathal Daniels with Rioghan Rua, Sarah Ennis and Woodcourt Garrison, Ciaran Glynn with November Night and Sam Watson riding Tullabeg Flamenco are joined by individual competitor Tony Kennedy with Wisteria Lane at the Longines FEI Eventing European Championship which kicks off with dressage tomorrow at Luhmuehlen,…
Continue ReadingSilver goes to Great Britain’s Maher, Belgium’s Verlooy claims bronze Martin Fuchs became the sixth Swiss rider in the 62-year history of the event to claim individual Jumping gold at the Longines FEI European Championships 2019 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands today. At last year’s FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Tryon,…
Continue ReadingTeam-mate Schneider pushes her all the way and Ireland’s Judy Reynolds finishes a fabulous 5th…. In a mighty battle between two of the sport’s true greats, Isabell Werth, the lady recognised as the reigning Queen of international Dressage, won through once again in the Grand Prix Special at the Longines…
Continue ReadingGermany totally dominates the medal podium and Ireland’s Judy Reynolds concludes an extraordinary week by taking fifth place in a field of champions On a day of breathtaking sport, Germany’s Isabell Werth brought the Longines FEI Dressage European Championships 2019 to a close when claiming her third gold medal of…
Continue ReadingGermany stays in silver medal spot and Britain bags the bronze – no Olympic slot for Ireland Yesterday Belgium rose to the top of the leaderboard, and today in Rotterdam (NED) they held on tight to win their first-ever team medals in the 62-year history of the FEI European Jumping…
Continue ReadingAgainst all the odds, Ireland’s first-ever Dressage team earned an Olympic qualifying spot when finishing seventh at the FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands yesterday where Germany claimed the team title for the 24th time. And it was a spectacular last-to-go performance from Judy Reynolds and her brilliant 17-year-old…
Continue ReadingGermany claimed the team title for a staggering 24th time at the Longines FEI European Dressage Championships 2019 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands today where the hosts scooped silver and Sweden snatched the bronze. The battle for medal placings was intense, and so too was the contest for the three available…
Continue ReadingTeam Germany took the first step on the road to their 24th team title when Dorothee Schneider and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl posted the two best scores on the opening day of the Longines FEI Dressage European Championships 2019 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands today. Von Bredow-Werndl’s 76.894 with TSF Dalera BB…
Continue ReadingFEI European Pony Championships 2019 – the next generation do themselves proud…Ireland takes team bronze in Eventing and double-gold in Jumping…. The Viking raiders from Denmark claimed all before them in Dressage, Team Great Britain swamped all-comers in Eventing and Irish eyes were smiling when they claimed all gold in…
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