The Olympic dream of Greg Broderick, Ireland’s sole show jumper in Rio de Janeiro, ended abruptly yesterday as he failed to progress beyond the second qualifier.

Cian O’Connor led a five-strong parade of Irish riders at the top of the leaderboard in the opening competition of the Dublin Horse Show yesterday.

Show jumper Cian O’Connor celebrated Christmas with a sixth-place finish in the Longines World Cup contest at London’s Olympia, yesterday.

Show jumper Bertram Allen earned the keys to a car yesterday as he continued his drive to break into World top-10 by winning the grand prix at Dortmund, Germany.

Irish riders failed to make an impression in Saturday’s $372,000 World Cup grand prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, but Darragh Kenny and Conor Swail scored a couple of consolation prizes in the run-up.

Living The Dream lived up to its name yesterday for Mayo show jumper Alex Duffy, the pairing finishing third in a competitive grand prix in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The TRM/Horseware Premier Series went down to the wire yesterday, with the last round deciding the title and Paddy O’Donnell proving a worthy champion.

A beaming British show jumping manager Rob Hoekstra declared “we love this trophy” after his team yesterday claimed the famed ‘Aga Khan’ at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show.

Swiss-based show jumper Niall Talbot won the grand prix in Lisbon yesterday with Nicos de la Cense to round off a successful weekend for the Irish in the Portuguese capital.

Shane Sweetnam got back to winning ways in stunning fashion at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, scoring a hat-trick, but just losing out in Saturday’s $82,000 grand prix.

Insurance is the biggest issue facing ShowjumpingIreland, according to Munster Region chairman Tony Hurley, after a quadrupling of the association’s premium to €625,000 for 2013.

Success eluded Cian O’Connor in London Olympia’s two feature classes at the weekend, following a lucrative visit to the festive showcase.

Ballindenisk will host the European Championships in 2019, if the Fell family ambitions are realised.

Para-equestrian riders had to dip into their own pockets, after expected funding for the Paralympics did not materialise, according to their chef d’equipe.

Cian O’Connor is clinging to a slim hope he will line out in tomorrow’s show jumping final, despite failing to make it through yesterday’s third round.

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

Denis Lynch has Lantinus and All Inclusive to choose from in the first round of tomorrow’s Global Champions Tour in Doha, Qatar, though yesterday he had yet to decide which horse to use.

SHOW jumper Dermott Lennon moved to 11th in the World Cup’s Western European League yesterday when third with Hallmark Elite in a hard-fought contest at London’s Olympia.

CIAN O’CONNOR gave himself an early Christmas present yesterday, winning the Welcome Stakes on the first day of the London International Horse Show in Olympia.

Ireland's Cian O'Connor won today's opening competition at London Olympia's five-star show, just as he had won the closing competition of 2009 at the same venue.

Irish Nations Cup showjumper Billy Twomey won the inaugural Royal Festival of the Horse Grand Prix at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire today.

SHOW JUMPER Billy Twomey believes his victory in the grand prix at the Horse of the Year Show is proof his stallion, Je T’Aime Flamenco, has the potential to go all the way.

DENIS LYNCH lines out in the final of the show jumping in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, today, (midday approx) with a medal a distinct possibility.

IRISH show jumpers’ dominance at the nations cup show in Athens was reinforced yesterday with Conor Swail and Commandant Gerry Flynn securing a one-two in the grand prix.