Ireland

H&H interview: Irish dressage rider Kate Dwyer *H&H Plus*

Ireland’s dressage star tells Polly Bryan about her love for the part-bred Shire who’s winning at CDI5* and excitement at Ireland “joining the Olympic party”

‘It’s a joy to see their relationship grow’: healthy lockdown foal born to rescued jenny

The foal born, on Easter weekend, will have a “home for life”

‘People need to see how bad things are’: dumped mare found with ‘severed’ leg *warning: upsetting image*

‘Without the horses, we’re nothing’: rider salutes his HOYS winner

‘Everything we’re doing at the minute is for a very close teammate and friend of ours, Kevin Babbington, who’s fighting a really tough fight at the minute – this is for you Kevin’

Medals and Olympic qualification at stake in showjumping Europeans team final

Find out when Britain, Ireland and other key players will jump in Friday’s team final at the FEI European Showjumping Championships

One-eyed horse heads to eventing Europeans after late call-up

Tony Kennedy, 25, will make his senior championship squad debut with his first ever event horse, who he has produced up the levels from a three-year-old

New faces on Irish para dressage team for Europeans

The Irish trio features two riders making their senior championship team debuts

European showjumping champions announce squad aiming to retain title – and secure Olympic qualification

‘We are very respectful of the nations we are competing against and we will be very focused on obtaining our qualification and fighting for a team medal’

World medallists and Olympian head Irish line-up for European Eventing Championships

‘The bar in European eventing is set very high, so we are sending experienced combinations to represent Team Ireland at the Europeans’

An estate with period house, 71 stables, three arenas and cross-country course...

If you love Ireland and horses, this is the place for you...

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Don Cossack loving new career

Don Cossack has been a ‘complete gentleman’ in the early stages of his retraining and is loving the attention from his fans

Shane Breen claims ‘biggest career win’ in Monaco GCT grand prix

The Irishman was the last to go in the jump-off, producing a fast clear aboard Ipswich Van De Wolfsakker to claim victory by 0.16 seconds

Tributes paid to Irish Grand National winner after sudden death

The popular chaser died from a heart attack after a routine canter

Pint-sized Olympic eventer retires: rider pays tribute to her ‘partner in crime’

The 15.1hh competed at five Badmintons, two World Equestrian Games, an Olympics and two senior European Championships during his glittering career

Rising dressage star out of action with broken back

The rider said she was ‘incredibly disappointed’ to miss her national championships, but thankfully her ‘prognosis is positive’

£100k boost but £63k still to go for Jonty Evans’ Olympic horse crowd-funder

Jonty Evans has had a further £100,000 boost in his campaign to keep his Rio Olympic ride — but still has £63,000 to raise by this week’s deadline

‘I want my yard to be as good as anywhere in Europe’

The diggers are out in action at Irish Olympic showjumper Greg Broderick's yard in County Tipperary, as he expands his operation. Helen Sharp takes a look around...

O’Brien suffers broken vertebrae in serious fall

The daughter of the top Irish trainer was airlifted to hospital, but her brain scan has come back clear

Point-to-pointing history set to be made at Barbury

The new fixture features several firsts for point-to-pointing in the UK

Showjumping world champion mare dies aged 26

"[She] had many talents and qualities, but the one that always stroke me as quite exceptional was her intelligence"