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ISH mare and foal class at Dublin Horse Show 2017. The main two components of the Irish Sport Horse are the Irish Draught (RID) [a] and Thoroughbred breeds. Historically, Irish hunters were classified by weight typically based on the percentage of Thoroughbred blood—heavyweight hunters were either 100% Irish Draught or 1/4 Thoroughbred cross, mediumweight were half Thoroughbred, and ...
McKinlaigh (1994–2020) is an Irish Sport Horse who competes internationally in the sport of eventing for the United States. With rider Gina Miles, he won team gold in the 2007 Pan American Games, and individual silver in the 2008 Olympic Games.
One example is the Irish Sport Horse, [2] a cross between the Thoroughbred and Irish Draught breeds. Additional breeds, such as the assorted Baroque horse breeds, American Quarter Horses , Arabian horses , Morgans , several pony breeds, and even some gaited breeds such as the American Saddlebred are sometimes used as sport horses.
The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish Draught Sport Horses) which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping.
Bachelor Duke is a bay horse with no white markings [2] bred in Kentucky by the Irish-based Airlie Stud. As a yearling he was brought to Ireland and offered for sale at Goffs in October where he was bought for €125,000 by Blandford Bloodstock. [3]
Connemara ponies at Cloch na Rón showing the typical harsh landscape of their place of origin. The Connemara region in County Galway in western Ireland, where the breed first became recognised as a distinct type, is a very harsh landscape, thus giving rise to a pony breed of hardy, strong individuals.
Custom Made (May 26, 1985 – October 2, 2019) was an Irish Sport Horse standing 17.1 hands (69 inches, 175 cm) who was ridden by American David O'Connor at the international level in the sport of eventing. [1] Custom Made was foaled in Ireland.
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