Best ever Olympics for Ireland’s equestrians
The London Olympics of 2012 were the close successful e'er for Irish Gaelic equestrian sport.
The middle betoken of the success was Cian O’Connor’s Bronze medal together with Horse Sport Republic of Ireland Chairman Joe Walsh has said that the passenger had i time once to a greater extent than demonstrated his mightiness to deliver on the footing stage.
“His functioning was phenomenal together with a fantastic boost for Irish Gaelic Show Jumping together with the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse Industry,” he said.
“Our squad finishing 5th inwards Eventing along alongside private 7th for Aoife Clarke makes this Ireland’s close successful Equestrian Olympics e'er together with demonstrates that High Performance Structures introduced past times HSI are working,” he said.
“With our pony eventers (under 16) winning team gilded together with private gold together with bronze at the recent European Championships along alongside demo jumping success inwards the Hickstead Nations Cup together with Hickstead Derby together with our Under 21 Eventers winning the European silvery medal at the weekend, it has been a dream few weeks for Irish Gaelic equestrian sport,” he said.
“In improver Natalya Coyle delivered a super number inwards Olympic Modern Pentathlon past times finishing ninth. Pentathlon Republic of Ireland are affiliated to HSI together with Natalya Coyle got involved inwards Modern Pentathlon through the Pony Club Tetrathlon,” he said.
“I desire give thank yous all our squad managers together with coaches equally good equally all those volunteers who set together with thus much endeavour into developing the sport through our affiliate bodies.
“Having proper structures inwards house is critical to achieving success together with having parties pulling together is the solely agency to accomplish your goals. To this halt the Irish Gaelic Sports Council convey been extremely helpful. They convey been steadfast supporters of equestrian sport through skillful together with bad times. In the Pb upward to the games the OCI convey worked solar daytime together with nighttime to back upward our athletes,” he said.
“Some equestrian people inwards Republic of Ireland are obsessed alongside what ‘other countries’ are doing simply nosotros should endure proud of what nosotros convey achieved. Our reputation unopen to the footing equally a Equus caballus loving nation is unsurpassed. It was nifty to endure inwards London this calendar week to savour the success together with how good it was received internationally.
“To cap it all nosotros had 4 Irish Gaelic Sport Horses inwards the top 10 inwards eventing together with 2 inwards the top xx inwards demo jumping. We promoted this real heavily at the Games together with at that topographic point was a huge awareness of the success of Irish Gaelic Sport Horses at the Games.
“I would too similar to scream the Irish Gaelic officials Kate Horgan, Gillian Kyle, Charles Maudlin together with Alan Wade who presided at the games together with the Mossvale arena party. There was a huge Irish Gaelic presence at that topographic point together with it fantastic to run across it. If at that topographic point was e'er a house to deliver results it was inwards London,” Walsh said.
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