Quiz winners announced

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Irish Horse World Christmas quiz, which appeared in the December 24th issue of the paper. The winners are Kerrie Anderson (flat lesson with dressage rider Sorrell Klatzko), Kate Tennyson (online equipilates session with Rider Align), Eimear Coleman (Aloga equestrian saddle pad) and Hannah Curran (six month online subscription to The Irish Field).

Dublin Racing Festival preview

THE Irish Field, supported by Tote, is hosting a live preview of the Dublin Racing Festival at 6.30pm on Friday, January 31st in JR Mahon’s, 1-2 Burgh Quay (right beside O’Connell Bridge), in Dublin city centre. The panel consists of Mark Boylan, Danny Mullins, Amy Lynam and Jamie Codd. Just 100 tickets are available and the €20 admission includes a free bet from the Tote and a free copy of The Irish Field, hot off the presses. Scan the QR code on page four to secure tickets.

David Foster ball tickets for sale

THE David Foster Injured Riders’ Fund Ball, kindly supported by Gain Equine Nutrition and Tottenham Timber, will take place on February 15th at The Johnstown Estate, Enfield, Co Meath. This prestigious event is the perfect way to start the year and will honour the outstanding achievements of riders from 2024. The evening will begin with a drinks reception, generously sponsored by Tottenham Timber. Guests will then enjoy dinner, followed by the highly anticipated awards ceremony. The night concludes with music from a DJ. Tickets are priced at €95 per person, with tables of 10 available for €950. Secure your place now at itsplainsailing.com/org/david. Any business that would like to support the event can contact info@davidfosterinjuredridersfund.ie.

Reynolds fourth in National Grand Prix

IRISH Olympian Judy Reynolds opened her 2025 season in impressive fashion last weekend, scoring 69.940% with the 14-year-old Fuerstenball Old gelding For Fun 51 for fourth place in the CDN Grand Prix in Münster, Germany. Reynolds placed ninth in the Grand Prix Special class completing on 69.569% with For Fun 51 (‘Fritzi’) at the Agravis-Cup show in the Halle Münsterland.

Eventing Ireland workshop

EVENTING Ireland is running a ‘Future-Proofing Eventing’ workshop. The event will take place on Saturday, February 8th in Punchestown Racecourse. Guest speakers include Alain Ponsot, Sean Ryan, Mark Lucey and Richard Hayden. This is a ticketed event and tickets can be purchased at itsplainsailing.com/org/iehoba. CPD points are on offer for HSI coaches who attend.

TIHA AGM date change

IN a change of date, the AGM of the Traditional Irish Horse Association will now take place on Sunday, February 9th at 2.30pm in the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise. All are welcome to attend.

Paralympic dressage horse for sale

IRISH Paralympic dressage rider Jessica McKenna’s Paris ride Davidoff 188 is up for sale. McKenna and the 16.2hh 2010 gelding competed for Team Ireland in the Grade III Individual at Paris, securing 10th place with 65.033%. This horse was fifth and seventh at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, USA, in 2018, and seventh in the individual test and the Freestyle at the Paralympic games in Tokyo 2021, all with former rider Caroline Cecilie Nielsen (DEN). With McKenna, he also came sixth in the freestyle at the European Championships in Riesenbeck in 2023. Marketed by McKenna’s trainer Elder Klatzko, he is described as having been trained to PSG level. “He is a pleasure to compete and loves to show off in the arena,” Klatzko wrote of him.

Horses and human health symposium

ON Monday, March 10th, Horse Knowing in collaboration with Horse Sport Ireland is running it’s inaugural symposium titled ‘The Evolving Role of Horses For Human Health’. The event will take place at the Clonshire Equestrian Centre, Co Limerick. The all-Ireland symposium will feature a number of interactive demonstrations with equine-assisted practitioners from across the country. A selection of speakers will also present on some of the equine-assisted training and opportunities currently available. This one-day event promises to be inspiring, for both equine-assisted professionals, service users, and also for the wider equestrian sector. To book visit bit.ly/3Whrp3s.

Biomechanics webinar on offer

EVENTING Ireland welcome the world-renowned Dr Russell MacKechnie-Guire, founder of Centaur Biomechanics, for a webinar on Friday, January 24th, at 7pm. Dr MacKechnie-Guire has been instrumental in some of the most important research and developments in the field of equine biomechanics of recent years, including the new FEI noseband gauge. The webinar is a discounted price of €15 for HSI affiliate members. Tickets can be purchased from itsplainsailing.com/org/iehoba. This webinar is eligible for CPD points for HSI coaches.