Irish Sport Horse Showjumping Series 2008

The first leg in the series of 5 Year Old & 6/7 Year Old Young Horse Showjumping Classes will take place at Louth County Show, which runs from 26th to 27th April 2008. Further dates and venues will be announced shortly.

At each venue there will be a qualifier in both age categories with the top twenty horses from both age categories going through to the finals. In the 6/7 year old age category, 7 year olds will be handicapped by an increase in course height.

Prize Money

There will be €10,000 in prize money available at each venue, as will as €800 in breeders' prizes.

Eligibility

Horses with the breed codes ISH, RID or ID that are registered in the Irish Horse Register, by a stallion approved in the Main Section or the IHR, and with sire and dam documented on their passport are eligible to compete.

FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses 2008, Lanaken, Belgium

The Irish Sport Horse Showjumping Series will be used as part of the selection process for horses selected to participate at Lanaken 2008.

League & Riders' Prizes

The series will be run as a league with points being awarded down to sixth place in each final. Any horse and rider combination that gains points throughout the series will be invited to attend the Grand Final. Points accumulated throughout the series will also be used to award riders' prizes to the top three horse and rider combinations in both age categories.

Please note

No Hors Concours or Temporary Ticket entries are allowed in these classes.

For further information, please contact Laura Whelan in the Horse Sport Ireland offices (045 850800) or by emailing lwhelan@horsesportireland.ie