Horse Sport Ireland

Ireland selects Rodrigo Pessoa’s replacement to lead jumping team to Tokyo

‘My job starts today to prepare us for the Olympics while ensuring the development of our athletes and our sport is maintained and improved’

Rodrigo Pessoa leaves Irish team to focus on riding at Olympics

‘From an Irish perspective, his decision to seek a position on the Brazilian team, which will compete against Team Ireland in Tokyo, makes it impossible for him to continue as senior high performance jumping director’

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’

Irish Olympic eventers don’t travel light: 2.5 tonnes of kit flown to Rio

The logistics have taken months of planning and every minute ingredient in the horse feed has had to be declared to all the relevant authorities

'I tried everything possible': no Rio Olympics place for Ireland's showjumpers

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has released its decision after Cian O'Connor and Horse Sport Ireland appeared before it in December

Latest: decision due on Ireland's Rio showjumping place

The hearing was held at the Court for Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland

Ireland to take Rio qualification dispute to highest level

Horse Sport Ireland is taking further action over the Cian O’Connor incident at the FEI European Showjumping Championships

Showjumping brought to the masses via greyhound stadiums

Ireland is introducing showjumping into greyhound stadia as part of a new series: "Jumping in the City"

Irish sport horse industry takes action to secure its future

A report has been published by Horse Sport Ireland which outlines 35 key recommendations to help secure the future of the breed

Irish sport horse breeders honoured at awards ceremony

With Irish breeding enjoying a purple patch, the people behind this year's top performing horses have been recognised

Could Ireland host 2022 WEG?

World-class venue considers bid for the World Equestrian Games

Britain's young riders bounce back from disappointing cross-country to take bronze

Holly Woodhead took individual silver and spearheaded team GBR into third position at the young rider European Championships

Ireland announces WEG eventing squad

Ireland’s eventing team manager has announced the squad he has chosen for the World Equestrian Games this summer

New equestrian online TV channel to launch in Ireland

Irish Horse TV will combine coverage of flat and jump racing, excluding live racing, with showjumping, eventing, dressage and other equestrian subjects

Ginny Elliot and Robert Splaine's Irish team jobs up for grabs

Robert Splaine has been showjumping manager since 2005 and Ginny Elliot has been eventing coach since 2008. Their contracts end on 31 December

Future of Tattersalls International Horse Trials in doubt

The horse trials is in financial trouble and organisers say it may not run next year unless it can gain additional funding from Horse Sport Ireland

Horse Sport Ireland to offer big prize money for showjumping series

Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) has announced that it will continue to offer significant prize money for its 2012 showjumping series

New random drug testing for Irish horse sport

A new programme of random dope testing at national competitions will start in Irish horse sport from 1 April