Homegrown riders on form at home and abroad

Local connections making their mark nationally and internationally

Hello everyone,

Well, it’s almost the weekend again and let’s hope that this one’s not too wet for us to enjoy our horses!

In this latest Horse&Field newsletter, we take a look back at last weekend’s equestrian events and bring you news of local connections and their successes at home and abroad. With much sadness, we share the news of David Corbett’s passing. We also bring you details of forthcoming activities and, of course, the calendar of events.

Steven Smith accompanied his success in the Six-year-old class at the Eventing Ireland National Championships (pictured) with a one-two-three in the 2023 HSI Eventing Studbook Series for Six-Year-Old Horses.

The Horse&Field calendar lists local equine activities and is updated on a daily basis. We are trying to make the calendar as comprehensive as possible, so if you know of any events that aren’t yet listed, please let us know!

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In the news

Local riders have been doing very well, both on the national and the international stage, while locally bred horses and a homegrown rider have been added to the HSI Young Horse squads, meanwhile we can look forward to activities this weekend and beyond.

Please click on each story to read the article and see more photos:

• Steven Smith showed his class in the 2023 HSI Six-year-old Eventing Studbook Series by claiming the top three places!

• Daniel Coyle finished on the podium in the 1.60m Grand Prix in Williamsburg.

• Changes to the HSI Young Horse squads for Lanaken and Valkenswaard include locally bred horses and a homegrown rider.

• Bluegrass Horse Feed on board as a team sponsor of the 2023 Horse Sport Ireland Young Horse Squads.

• Great supporter of Eventing Ireland (Northern Region) has sadly passed away.

• This weekend will see ‘Floodlit Fridays’ returning to Dundalk Stadium, with both horse and greyhound racing on the card.

• Strule Valley Riding Club is looking forward to hosting an Indoor Derby at Ecclesville.

Please visit Horse&Field for more reports, results and photos!