The first Irish equines exported to China under a ground-breaking protocol signed last July arrived last Monday.

AUSTRIA: As the campaign for Austria’s general election enters its gruelling final phase, two high-profile contenders have gone beyond rolling up their shirt sleeves — they have taken off their shirts.

Olympic medallist Cian O’Connor joked yesterday that “unfortunately” he would not gain any advantage from last year’s Olympic showjumping fences at this week’s Millstreet International Horse Show.

The recently-formed Irish Event Riders’ Club has “disassociated” itself from its own survey of riders regarding their experiences with the Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) high-performance programme.

Irish Olympic bronze medallist Cian O’Connor has sold the horse that brought him success at the London Games.

Rangers target Filip Sebo has arranged to meet his club’s billionaire owner today in a desperate attempt to win a move to Ibrox.

Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Ghostzapper has been retired after suffering an injury.