Ireland’s David Simpson concluded what has been a very successful four weeks of competition at Autumn MET for himself and his team, with victory in the CSI2* Grand Prix presented by Suzuki aboard the 12-year-old mare Chessy 17 (Cellestial x Kolibri) on Sunday, November 13th. “It’s been an incredible Autumn MET,” said Simpson after his […]
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The Irish came strong in force for Sunday’s CSI2* Grand Prix presented by Suzuki at the Autumn Mediterranean Equestrian Tour with Niall Talbot delivering an incredible jump-off round to snatch the victory as second last in the ring aboard Caracter. It was another beautiful day in Oliva Nova, with sunny autumn weather – which provided […]
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Ireland’s Cian O’Connor and Callisto rode to victory in the CSI5* 1.45m speed class in Qatar on Friday, November 4th, in a two horse race which saw home hero Bassem Hassan Mohammed miss out on the win by just tenths of a second. At the state-of-the-art AL SHAQAB, Friday evening’s action was the perfect prelude […]
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Bertram Allen and Quiet Easy took first prize in Sunday morning’s Bitburger Prize Speed class at CHIO Aachen. With 34 starters, Ireland’s 19-year-old phenom Allen was in prime position to take it all and go for victory when he drew last in the order. Allen has become a specialist in speed classes, picking up speed […]
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Well sure enough it was the Olympic gold medalist who was the fastest time in tonight Grand Prix qualifier with his adorable little bay mare, Jalisca Solier. The field was big and competitive field today with 50 entries. Everyone wanted to set out and make a statement for Sunday’s World Cup class. But surprise, surprise, […]
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