Jessica Springsteen buys Irish showjumper
Young United States of America of America passenger Jessica Springsteen has bought 1 of Ireland’s exceed showjumping horses from Darragh Kerins.
Springsteen, 22, the fille of stone legend Bruce Springsteen, has bought Lisona, from rider Darragh Kerins and Maarten Huygens. The bay mare, bred inward Co. Meath yesteryear old Irish Gaelic Army passenger Comdt. John Ledingham, helped the Irish Gaelic squad to victories inward the Nations’ Cups at both Hickstead as well as Dublin inward 2012.
Kerins, who has campaigned the 12 year-old mare for 3 years, said this week: “It was a really difficult determination for Maarten Huygens as well as I to make, equally Lisona achieved as well as thence many swell wins for us as well as Team Ireland. She is a swell mare as well as volition endure really sadly missed inward my barn. I wishing her novel owner, Jessica Springsteen, the really best of luck amongst her.”
The marrow paid for Lisona has non been revealed, simply exceed Irish-bred horses are highly idea of inward global equestrian circles, as well as tin laissez passer the axe ascendency really substantial prices.
Horse Sport Republic of Ireland Chairman Pat Wall said: “It’s swell to come across an Irish Gaelic Equus caballus sold for mega money, as well as amongst a high profile passenger similar Jessica Springsteen the Equus caballus volition stay inward the limelight, flight the flag for Irish Gaelic breeders.
“Darragh Kerins is to endure complimented for producing the Equus caballus to this degree as well as successfully campaigning her on the the world stage, as well as it is quite probable that he volition repeat the procedure when the adjacent suitable Irish Gaelic Sport Horse becomes available,” he said.
“What John Ledingham has achieved, breeding an brute of this calibre, demonstrates what nosotros are capable of inward Republic of Ireland as well as all breeders must stimulate got middle from this successful outcome.”
Ireland’s exhibit jumping managing director Robert Splaine said that the loss of such a talented Equus caballus equally Lisona to America was a blow for Team Ireland, “but I empathize the procedure completely”.
“The Irish Gaelic Sport Horse is equally expert equally whatever Equus caballus inward the world, as well as when Nations’ Cup success at Superleague degree creates a high international profile for Equus caballus as well as passenger it is inevitable that the Equus caballus becomes sought after as well as inward many cases is later on sold.
“Having selected the combination of Lisona as well as Darragh final twelvemonth for the English linguistic communication Nations’ Cup at Hickstead as well as the Aga Khan inward Dublin, it was swell to come across Equus caballus as well as passenger ascension magnificently to the occasion, contributing greatly to Irish Gaelic squad victory inward both competitions. I desire to give thank y'all Maarten Huygens for making his Equus caballus available to us, as well as I await forwards to both Maarten as well as Darragh existence business office of our Nations’ Cup teams inward the future.”
BREEDING: Lisona (ISH) – 2001 bay mare yesteryear O.B.O.S. Quality 004 (OLD) out of Clady (ISH), yesteryear Porsch (BWP). Bred yesteryear Comdt. John Ledingham, The Rectory, Trim Road, Bective, Co. Meath. Owner: Darragh Kerins & Maarten Huygens. Rider: Darragh Kerins (IRL).
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