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HORSEWEEK
FARMWEEK
JANUARY 28 2021
HSI Eventing High Performance Director
names Tokyo Olympics longlist squad
H
ORSE Sport Ireland’s
(HSI)
Eventing
High
Performance
Director
Sally
Corscadden
has
announced
the
updated
Tokyo longlist squad and
Tokyo 2020 potential squad
for this year’s Olympic
Games.
LONGLIST SQUAD
Aoife Clark with ‘Celus
D’Ermac Z’ (ZANG) - 2011
bay gelding by ‘Chico’s Boy’
(HOLST), out of ‘Valencia
Odeveld’
(HOLST),
by
‘Corono I’ (HOLST). Bred by
M. Burno De La Dure. Owner:
Aoife Clark (IRL).
Cathal
Daniels
with
‘Rioghan Rua’ (ISH) - 2007
mare by ‘Jack Of Diamonds’
(SWE), out of ‘Highland
Destiny’
(ISH)[TIH]
by
‘Flagmount
King’
(ID).
Breeder/ Owner: Margaret
Kinsella (Galway).
Cathal Daniels with ‘Sammy
Davis Junior’ (ISH) - 2009 bay
gelding by ‘Imperial Hights’
(ISH), out of ‘Cornasaus
Connie’ (ISH), by ‘Condios’
(HOLST). Bred by Amanda
Vogan, Co. Cavan. Owner:
Margaret Kinsella.
Sarah Ennis with ‘Horseware
Woodcourt Garrison’ (ISH)
[was ‘Woodcourt Garrison’]
- 2009 gelding by ‘Garrison
Royal’ (ISH), out of ‘Davitt
Star’ (ISH) by ‘Furisto’
(HANN). Bred by: Patrick J
Kearns (Laois). Owner: Breda
Kennedy.
Padraig McCarthy with
‘Fallulah’ (WESTF) - 2009
brown mare by ‘Fidertanz
2’, out of ‘Devona’ by ‘Di
Versace’. Bred by: Michael
Norris,
Owner:
Amanda
and Nicholas Boyle, Diane
Brunsden, Peter Cattel and
Padraig McCarthy.
Padraig McCarthy with
‘HHS Noble Call’ (ISH) [was
‘Newsash’, ‘NLF Newsash’]
- 2005 gelding by ‘Last News’
(TB), out of ‘Noblina’ (ISH) by
‘Cavalier Royale’ (HOLST).
Bred by: Anne Hughes
(Kilkenny). Owner: Pearl
OLYMPIC UPDATE: Horse Sport Ireland Eventing High Performance Director, Sally Corscadden
has announced the updated longlist and potential squads for this year’s Olympic Games.
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PICTURE: courtesy of David Maher, Sportsfile
Chaffe and Padraig McCarthy.
Brian Morrison with ‘Global
Daenerys’ (KWPN) - 2010
bay mare by ‘Lexicon’, out
of ‘Uzelda’ by ‘Heartbreaker’.
Bred by E. Venema, Blijham
(NED) / W. Vries, Nieuwolda
(NED). Owner: Global Event
Horses Ltd.
Brian
Morrison
with
‘Global Orchid’ (ISH) - 2010
bay gelding by ‘A Quidam
M’ (KWPN), out of ‘Premier
Royalty’ (ISH), by ‘Cavalier
Royale’ (HOLST). Bred by
John Grenne, Co. Offaly.
Owner: Global Event Horses
Ltd.
Brian
Morrison
with
‘Global Mentor’ (ISH) [was
‘Galwaybay Mentor’] - 2011
gelding by ‘Mermus R’
(KWPN), out of ‘Flora De
Ribon’ (SF) by ‘Tams Du
Plessis’ (SF). Bred by: Justin
Burke
(Galway).
Owner:
Marie Symington.
Joseph Murphy with ‘Cesar
V’ (OLDBG) - 2008 gelding by
‘Casiro 3’, out of ‘Cortina R’
by ‘Sandro’. Bred by: Vietor,
Elke & Robert. Owner: The
Way Forward Syndicate.
Austin
O’Connor
with
‘Colorado Blue’ (SHBGB) 2009 grey gelding by ‘Jaguar
Mail’, out of ‘Rock Me Baby’
by ‘Rock Kind’. Bred by:
Mellon Stud. Owner: Austin
O’Connor and The Salty
Syndicate.
Camilla Speirs with ‘Lukas’
(ISH) - 2011 gelding by
‘Lux Z’ (HANN), out of ‘Say
Wonderful’ (TB) by ‘Roi
Danzig’ (TB). Bred by: Louise
Parkhill (Meath). Owner:
Kenneth Parkhill, Louise
Parkhill and Bridget Speirs.
Sam Watson with ‘Imperial
Sky’ (ISH)[TIH] - 2006 gelding
by ‘Puissance’ (ISH)[TIH],
out of ‘Skies Of Blue’ (ISH)
[TIH] by ‘Horos’ (TB). Bred
by: Carolyn Lanigan-O’Keeffe
(Kilkenny).
Owner:
Tom
and Cathy Byrne, Sam and
Hannah Watson.
Sam Watson with ‘Tullabeg
Flamenco’ (ISH) - 2009
gelding by ‘Tullabeg Fusion’
[ISH], out of ‘Tullabeg Heidi’
(unk) by ‘Ardenteggle Sir’
(IPSA). Bred by: Nicholas
Cousins (Wexford). Owner:
Vahe Bogossian.
TOKYO 2020 POTENTIAL
SQUAD
Susie Berry with ‘John The
Bull’ (ISH) - 2011 gelding
by ‘Luidam’ (KWPN), out
of ‘Think About It’ (TB) by
‘Houmayoun’ (TB). Bred by:
James Byrne (Westmeath).
Owner: Caroline Berry and
Helen Caton.
Susie Berry with ‘Ringwood
LB’ (ISH) - 2009 bay gelding
by ‘Iroko’, out of ‘Seoidin
Alainn’ (ISH) by ‘Master
Imp’ (TB). Bred by: Caitriona
Mulkere. Owner: Susie Berry,
Helen Caton and Gwen Purce.
Aidan Keogh with ‘Pride
of Tredstep’ (ISH) - 2008
mare by ‘Lord Noble’ (TB),
out of ‘Felicitys Pride’ (ISH).
Bred by: Geraldine Berney
(Wexford). Owner: Patrick
Hughes and Aidan Keogh.
Esib Power with ‘Soladoun’
(TB) (FRA) - 2007 grey
gelding by ‘Madoun’, out of
‘Solador’, out of ‘Solicitor’.
Bred by: Bertrand Gouin
Georges Duca. Owner: Esib
Power and Richard Aimes.
Fred Scala with ‘Corriebeg
Vivendi’ (ISH) [was ‘Everon
Vivendi’] - 2009 gelding by
‘ARS Vivendi’ (HOLST), out of
‘Ordell’ (ISH) by ‘Touchdown’
(ISH). Bred by: B and G
Campbell (Armagh). Owner:
Emilio Scala and Fred Scala.
Speaking
about
the
announcement,
Sally
Corscadden said: “While
2020 was a very challenging
year in so many unexpected
ways, we have managed to
keep developing our squad
for Tokyo and I am very
happy to announce our
longlist of horse and rider
combinations. We are lucky
to have strength and depth,
with ve former Olympians
and of course the World
Equestrian Games Silver
Medal winning team to give
us great experience and to
help drive the new members
of the squad.
“Due to the delay to Tokyo,
family commitments and the
difculty of travel with Covid
restrictions, Ian Woodhead
has taken the decision to
step away from the Irish
Eventing Team. It was a
difcult decision for Ian, as
he had built such a strong
relationship with all the
squad riders, and had a huge
inuence on the improvement
in their performance in
competition. The Irish were
taken seriously at Dressage
thanks to the changes and
belief that Ian introduced.
He was a great team member
and contributed in more
ways than Dressage to our
success of winning the Team
Silver at the World Games in
Tryon. As the Performance
Director, I would personally
like to thank him on behalf
of all the squad for his
inspiration and support, and
while Ian is stepping away,
he has assured us that once
things settle down, we can
look forward to him being
back coaching in Ireland.
“We are however, in the
lucky position of bringing
the very successful and
experienced, former Team GB
Eventing Dressage Trainer,
Tracie Robinson on board,
and she is already working
with the squad and building
her own plans to take us
forward,” Sally continued.
“2021 is going to be an
exciting year, with the
possibility of a Senior
European
Championships,
along with the Olympics.
The focus is very much on
our preparations now, so we
can hit the ground running
when the time comes. Of
course, all this is not possible
without the support of our
loyal owners, management
team, Eventing Ireland and
sponsors, and we aim to
make them proud of our
performances and deliver
success on the world stage
for Team Ireland.”
Irish Eventing Dressage
Coach Tracie Robinson said:
“I am very pleased to be
taking on the role of Dressage
Coach to the Irish Eventing
Team, I am very excited to be
part of this Team and I look
forward to a positive future.”
ABOUT TRACIE ROBINSON
Tracie Robinson is a BHSI
and was head girl and chief
instructor for seven years at
Talland School of Equitation.
She was then yard manager
for Dressage rider, Dr
Wilfried Bechtolsheimer and
began working with British
Team Dressage Rider Carl
Hester. Tracie was the British
Eventing Team Dressage
Coach from 2001 until 2016,
helping them to win Olympic,
World
and
European
Championship Team and
Individual Medals. She has
also trained many leading
event riders privately, such
as Mark Todd, Izzy Taylor,
Kitty King, William Fox Pitt to
name but a few.
Spillers and Mars Equestrian proud to sponsor NEF 2021
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Mars Equestrian - the
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“We are extremely
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Debate and through
Mars Equestrian’s
sponsorship of the
main event,” said
Clare Barfoot RNutr,
Marketing and Research
and Development
Director at Spillers.
“The NEF is a highly
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Dr Bridgett McIntosh,
Director of Mars
Equestrian.
The NEF Great Weight
Debate (equine) was
held on Wednesday,
January 27 and took
a practical look at
different perspectives
on weight management
of the obese horse,
pony and donkey from
across the equestrian
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veterinary nutrition
specialist, Professor
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the Waltham™ Equine
Studies Group and
is vice chairman of
the NEF organising
committee.
The 29th National
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provide critical insight
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by positive innovations
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afternoon session will
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