Elaine Hatton, International Marketing Director.with Horse Sport Ireland: “The multi-million euro sale of MHS Going Global will be a loss to the Irish team, however it is a phenomenal testament to Irish-based breeding and the breeder, the late Ita Brennan from Co. Kilkenny. Olympic rider Greg Broderick brought the horse through the Irish system from a young age to this exceptional level of performance.

Through the Irish Horse Gateway brand, we will continue to promote such Irish success stories to the global market in a bid to entice further inward investment to the country.”

Pat Wall, chairman of Horse Sport Ireland: “It shows the nay-sayers who say we can’t breed a top show jumper in Ireland that it can be done. Greg and MHS Going Global have shown that it is possible and if Ireland continues with a combination of quality, well bred and well produced horses, I hope there will be many more like him to come. You just need the right formula - a top mare line with the right sire and produced correctly.”