Traditional Irish Horses finish the USA year in style
That’s it for this year, yet another great one for Irish breeders – both big operations and the small ones have shown the eventing world the quality and value of the Irish bred horses.
Happy Christmas to you all.
See below the up-to-date results for this week –
Rocking Horse December Horse Trials (USA) 6th – 7th December 2025
Open Intermediate
1st Westwick Rebel [ISH] – 2014 gelding by Flex A Bill (ISH)[TIH] out of Rebels Dream [ISH] by Rich Rebel (TB). Breeder: John Brady (Wicklow). Rider: Madeline Hartsock (USA) 39.8, 0, 4.0 = 43.8.
Open Preliminary
4th Fourfields Classek (ISH) – 2014 gelding by Classe VDL (HOLST) out of Agent M (ISH) by Ekstein (KWPN). Breeder: Donal Galvin. Rider: Cindy Rawson (USA) 31.8, 2, 7.2 = 41.0
7th SF Sportsfield Rising Star (ISH)[TIH] – 2017 gelding by Golden Master (TB)[IRL] out of Oldyard Daisy (ISH)[TIH] by Ghareeb (TB). Breeder: Michael Doyle. Rider: Joe Mayer (NZL) 34.7, 0, 15.6 = 50.3
9th Hillside Diamond Lad CF (ISH)[TIH] – 2017 gelding by Lionwood Kinsales Lad (ID) out of Wedding Day (TB) by With Approval (TB). Breeder: Sarah Cleary. Rider: Liz Lund (USA) 36.6, 13.6, 16.4 = 66.6
10th Ballycapple Fernhill (ISH)[TIH] [was Ballycapple Vagabond] – 2015 gelding by Ballycapple Diamond Cruise (ISH)[TIH] out of Ballycapple Primrose (ISH)[TIH] by Master Imp (TB). Breeder: Henry J Fleming. Rider: Stephanie Jackson (USA) 34.0, 12, 37.2 = 83.2.
Open Modified
2nd Prairie Falcon (ISH) – 2017 mare by Sligo Candy Boy (ISH) out of Fire Queen (ISH) by Jacomar (KWPN). Breeder: Robert James Smyth. Rider: Jesse Reagin (USA) 35.0, 0.4, 0.0 = 35.4
3rd KHH Cooley Park (ISH) – 2018 gelding by Romanov (KWPN) out of HHS Central Park (ISH) by Don Juan de la Bouverie (SBS). Breeder: Sarah Crosbie & Brendan McArdle. Rider: Madeline Hartstock (USA) 38.8, 0, 0.4 = 39.2
6th Cairnview Noble Jester (ISH) – 2017 gelding by Harlequin du Carel (SF) out of Cairnview Lucy (ISH)[TIH] by Laughton’s Flight (ISH)[TIH]. Breeder: Geraldine Quinn. Rider: Hillary Irwin (USA) 35.0, 0, 5.6 = 40.6.
These results have been provided to Horse Sport Ireland by Charlie Ripman.
These results are funded by Horse Sport Ireland.
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