All Star 5 pulled-up at the final fence of the jump-off.

The Irish show jumping team produced a stunning performance to win a rain-soaked Swiss Nations Cup in St Gallen today.

“I have no regrets. I tried everything possible and left no stone unturned in trying to seek fairness for what I feel was an unsporting decision."

Ireland's Bertram Allen has lost an appeal against his disqualification from the Olympia Grand Prix.

This footage shows the crashing fall that resulted in Ireland's top show jumper Bertram Allen breaking his collarbone while competing in Treffen, Austria.

Cian O'Connor says he is "totally gutted" after the Ireland showjumping team's Rio Olympics qualification hopes were wrecked in controversial fashion at the FEI European Championships.

Ireland's showjumpers appear to have missed-out on a place at the Olympics in controversial circumstances.

With two days of jumping to go, the team is still well placed to achieve a spot at Rio 2016.

Ireland have won the Aga Khan Trophy for the first time since 2012 after a superb performance.

A bronze medal at the World Cup final was plenty reason for nineteen-year-old show jumper Bertram Allen to declare himself "happy" last night.

Nineteen-year-old show jumper Bertram Allen is still on target to give Ireland its first World Cup title, lying in third place going into tomorrow's final competition in Las Vegas.

Nineteen-year-old Irish show jumper Bertram Allen got the perfect start at the World Cup final in Las Vegas when winning the opening speed class with Molly Malone V in the early hours of this morning.

A teenage showjumper in England has died after being injured at an equestrian event when she fell from her horse, it has emerged.

Olympic bronze medallist Cian O'Connor won his second major class of the week at the London International Horse Show today.

Laura Collett has enjoyed her first experience of riding Kauto Star as she prepares to assess his suitability for a potential dressage career.

Horse Sport Ireland has announced that the positions of team manager for Ireland's senior show jumping and eventing teams will be advertised shortly.

Helen Kearney has added a bronze medal to the Silver she won on Sunday by placing third in the Individual Freestyle Test 1a at Greenwich Park this afternoon.

Kilkenny native James Dwyer added a sixth place in the Freestyle final to his team bronze medal at the Paralympics this morning in London, on his 16 year-old gelding Orlando.

James Dwyer, originally from Carrigeen in Co Kilkenny, this morning claimed fourth place in the Grade IV para equestrian dressage competition at the Paralympics in Greenwich Park, London.

Cian O'Connor brought his Olympic bronze medal winning horse Blue Loyd out for this evening's Longines Grand Prix climax to the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show, and took home €30,000 for a third place finish.

Rider Charlotte Dujardin made Olympic history today by winning her second gold medal of London 2012.

Cian O'Connor has said it is "time to move on" from the controversy surrounding his performance at the Athens Olympics.

Showjumper Cian O’Connor has said the reason he won Ireland’s first medal of London 2012 today is because he can perform at the big events.

President Michael D. Higgins has congratulated Cian O'Connor after he took bronze at the London Olympics today.

Junior Sports Minister Michael Ring has hailed showjumper Cian O'Connor's "superlative display" as he won Ireland’s first Olympic medal with a bronze.

Cian O'Connor has won a bronze medal for Ireland after the final of the show jumping at Greenwich Park.

Cian O'Connor has qualified for the final round of the individual show jumping final on his horse Blue Loyd.

Cian O'Connor produced a flawless first round in today's individual showjumping final at Greenwich Park today.

Irish sharp-shooter Derek Burnett’s chances of making the final of the Men’s Trap in London look to be slipping away.

Dublin-born Aoife Clark added to Ireland's Eventing success at the Olympics this afternoon by finishing seventh in the Individual Final.

Ireland's three remaining riders Aoife Clark, Joseph Murphy and Mark Kyle saw Ireland finish fifth in the team eventing competition at the Olympic games today.

Camilla Speirs’s horse Portersize Just a Jif, who sustained a fall during the cross country phase of eventing yesterday, is in fine health, Team Ireland vet Marcus Swail confirmed today.

Showjumper Denis Lynch has today lost appeal against his deselection from Irish Olympic team.

Dublin's Aoife Clark was ranked overnight 12th after a formidable Olympic performance on Master Crusoe in the first day of dressage in Olympic Three Day Eventing at Greenwich Park today.

Irish showjumper Keith Doyle today became only the third male rider to win Hickstead's prestigious Templant Events Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

By John Tynan

By John Tynan

Show jumper Denis Lynch has so far refused to comment on today's dramatic decision to withdraw his Olympics nomination.

Show jumper Denis Lynch will not represent Ireland in the Olympics, the Irish Examiner's John Tynan reports.

Equestrian sport's International Governing Body, the FEI, have confirmed that Ireland will now have a full team of five riders in the three-day eventing at the Olympic Games in London.

A shortlist of 10 riders and 11 horses has been put together for Olympic consideration by Team Ireland Equestrian’s eventing high performance manager Ginny Elliot.

Tipperary's Denis Lynch took the honours in this afternoon's Derby at the five-star show in La Baule, France, riding Flaminia Straumann's 13 year-old gelding Night Train.

Three Irish riders were in the prize money at last night's World Cup Grand Prix in Wellington, Florida, but it was Britain's Scott Brash who took victory with Sanctos Van Het Gravenhof in an 11-horse jump off.

Denis Lynch has sealed Ireland's first win at this weekend's World Cup show in Zurich, in tonight's speed class.