Writes Brian Hennessy A very strong performance today (Thursday) in Spain from Michael Blake’s Irish Show Jumping team of Andrew Bourns, Trevor Breen, Jack Ryan and Mark McAuley, saw them qualify in style for Sunday’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final in Barcelona. Ireland earned their place in this week’s final in Barcelona following impressive results in the FEI Nations Cup series across Europe this season, not least at the Dublin Horse Show in August where they lifted the Aga Khan trophy for the first time in seven years. Fourteen teams from around the globe started today’s qualifier at the Real Club de Polo, and at the finish, some hotly-fancied teams found themselves missing the cut for the final decider. Galway’s Andrew Bourns was first to go for Ireland with The Irish Sport Horse Sea Topblue, who was bred in Co Clare by James and John Meade. A solid round […]
