Eventing Ireland

05/09/2026

Don't forget to nominate your EI Amateur of the Year ⭐

Who always has a smile and a kind word? Who's the first to help others and who's always there when things haven't gone to plan?

Nominate your Amateur of the Year on https://www.eventingireland.com/amateuroftheyear/
Nominees will be shortlisted and the winner chosen, by vote, by the EI Amateur Eventing community 🏆

The award will be presented on Saturday 10th October at the Amateur Eventing Show Jumping Clinic with Alex Bragg, kindly sponsored by NutriScience Equine 🙌

04/09/2026

⏰ Next 50/50 Lottery draw is TOMORROW!

🔸Buy your tickets from https://member.clubspot.app/club/eventing-ireland/fundraisers or via the EI App

🔥 You play, we all win!

03/09/2026

👉 Entries for Moyallen and the George Mernagh Tattersalls Horse Trials close at 12pm noon on Monday (7th Sept)

👉 Applications for Ballindenisk Intl 2 close at 12pm noon on Tues 8th Sept
👉 Entries for Ballindenisk Intl 2 close at 12pm noon on Weds 9th Sept

📋 please ensure that all new horse passports and new U18 rider/competency forms are submitted before 1pm tomorrow (Friday 4th). We can't guarantee that any forms submitted after this time will be processed ahead of close of entries on Monday.

03/09/2026

03/09/2026

DR start times for the 🇮🇪 combinations at Burghley ☘️🙌

02/09/2026

🚨 Reminder! Applications/Entries for Ballindenisk Intl 2 close NEXT WEEK!

👉 Applications close 12pm noon Tuesday 8th Sept
👉 Entries close 12pm noon Wednesday 9th Sept

Please get your applications in early and don't leave them until the last minute - it's a huge help to Head Office! 🙌😁

01/09/2026

Entries for the Alex Bragg Amateur SJ Clinic, kindly sponsored by NutriScience Equine, are now OPEN!

📍 Knightfield Stud
📅 10-11 Oct

Enter online via the EI website now!

Amateur Eventing

📸 with thanks to Irish Eventing Times

31/08/2026

Whilst Ireland's Juniors and Young Riders were doing us proud in Sweden, Ireland was also exceptionally well represented in the UK, with over 50 combinations competing at both Scone and Wellington.

Wellington is still ongoing, but meanwhile we have some fantastic results from Scone:

Meghan Healy and the Barry Healy owned Overis Cavalier finished 16th in the CCI4*-L section, giving the combination their first 4*-L MER.

Sarah Ennis had three in the huge 100-strong CCI4*-S, Deirdre Connolly's Onceuponatime taking 14th place, and Niki Potterton's Dourough Ferro Class Act also earning a top-20 finish. Aoife Clark and the Ace of Spade Syndicate's Standfast took 16th, with their other horse, Night Agent, finishing 25th.

Caitlin Woods and her father Michael's Greygrove Delight continued their run of good form, coming 14th in the CCI2*-L, with Elizabeth Power and Richard Ames's Belline Kilbunny Virtue finishing 20th.

With over 90 starters in the CCI1*Intro, Lesley Jones and Yvonne Pearson's Quality Choice and Chloe Walsh with Enniskerry Masterpiece (Valerie Walsh) finished 4th and 5th respectively. Patrick Whelan had two in the top-20, coming 10th with his own Augustus Colman and 13th with Maria Radford's Kilbunny Tahiti.

The CCIP2-S was very much an Irish-dominated affair, with all seven starters on Irish ponies. Four Irish contested, with Lucy Hope Ryan and Pretty Patterns (owned by Clare Ryan) taking top honours, Jonty Purcell and FHS Felicity (Melanie Purcell) in 2nd, with Hannah Goold and Paddys Best (Elaine Goold) 3rd. India Cox and Kinamara Lady Destiny (Tamso Doyle Cox) finished 5th.

Huge congratulations to all of the combinations who competed at Scone, amazing to see Ireland so well represented! 🇮🇪

30/08/2026

🥈TEAM SILVER, INDIVIDUAL BRONZE! 🥉

They’ve done it, Debbie Byrne’s Juniors have won Team Silver, and and Annaharvey Dunowen take individual bronze after a stunning clear round to finish on their dressage score 🔥

Zara McCarthy (Romans Special Envoy) and Carla Williamson (Powers) finish 9th and 10th respectively, with Katie Gibbons just outside of the top 20. What a performance from the whole team 🙌

Individuals Izzy Barrett (Oakfield Cooley) and Niamh Verkade (Duniro) finish in 28th and 44th respectively 🇮🇪

Huge congratulations to the entire squad, Debbie Byrne and all of the families and support crew who made the weekend happen 👏

29/08/2026

It was an action-packed day of Cross Country at the FEI Eventing European Championships for Juniors and Young Riders in Segersjö, Sweden.

🇮🇪 Ireland's juniors put up an incredible performance, with Maeve Deverell, Carla Williamson, Izzy Barrett and Katie Gibbons all going clear inside the time. Zara McCarthy added just 0.4 (1 second) of a time penalty to her dressage score, whilst Niamh Verkade had an unlucky 20pens on Duniro.

🥉 An outstanding day for the juniors sees them hold onto the bronze medal position heading into Show Jumping, but now on a tied score with Great Britain, in silver. Maeve Deverell and Annaharvey Dunowen also lie in bronze medal position after Cross Country.

☘️ Things didn't quite go to plan for the Young Rider team, as Amelia McCarthy and Finsceal Endeavour were Eliminated after a few problems on course, leaving the team with just two counting scores. However, there were some outstanding individual performances, with Ben Connors going clear inside the time to move up to 5th place ahead of the final phase tomorrow. Molly O'Connor and Anna Nangle, both competing as individuals, jumped clear, with just time to add to their dressage scores. Ciara O'Connor added 11 for a broken device, with a few time to add.

Well done to everyone, and wishing you all the best of luck heading into tomorrow!

📸 Thanks once again to Aisling Deverell Photography for the fantastic photos ⭐

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