At the beginning of September, we bid a fond farewell to our remarkable right-hand woman, Hattie Dinnis. Hattie has moved on to exciting new adventures after five incredibly successful years with us here at Ardeo Sport Horses. Hattie has been an integral part of the team for over half a decade, starting her journey with us at the young age of 18, from her home in Kent, England. She began as a working student, where she devoted her time and passion to the well-being of our horses and the smooth management of our yard. As her skills and expertise in
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Despite the inclement weather, Neil Wrynn and Ardeo Taycan had a very successful day at Killossery Lodge on September 17th, securing victory in the 5-year-old Horse Sport Ireland Eventing Development Series, in partnership with Eventing Ireland. Ardeo Taycan is showing all the potential to become a top class event horse. He is particularly special as he is has all the athletic ability and trainable nature to go to the top of the sport with a professional, but his sane and sensible character means he is also a top amateur horse! He is extremely straightforward and just a joy to work
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Ardeo Sport Horses welcomed Dulra Photography for an afternoon of photographs and fun! We were thrilled to have Daragh Muldowney of Dulra Photography at Ardeo Sport Horses for the day to capture some of our team and facilities.   The team here at Ardeo have been working hard for the past few months to have our lovely facilities looking their best. It was great to have Daragh come down to Mount John to capture all the hard work. We are really looking forward to sharing the final images with you all over the coming weeks and months!
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Ardeo Bumble Bounce 4th Place in EI110 at Rosanna Horse Trials. We were absolutely thrilled with Hattie and Bumble’s successful weekend at Rosanna Horse Trials. The lovely Irish Sport Horse mare Ardeo Bumble Bounce, owned by Georgina Magnier, and ridden by Hattie Dinnis, delivered a super performance that earned them a well-deserved 4th place finish in the EI110 class. With an impressive dressage score of 27 and super rounds in both cross country and showjumping, we couldn’t be prouder of their achievement. A strong performance in dressage set the stage for success, and we were thrilled to see such a
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Ardeo Nimbus wins his first US event! Nimbus – an Ardeo graduate recently sold to Rosie Smith in Utah, took home first place at his first US eventing competition. They won the open novice at Golden Spike, finishing on their dressage score of 29.7. He was the only novice horse in both divisions to jump double clear and finish on his dressage score! Ardeo Sport Horses would like to congratulate Rosie and Nimbus on this great result and wish them all the best for the rest of the season! Ardeo Sport Horses has many great horses for sale, get in
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Rosie Smith visited Ardeo Sport Horses for a couple of weeks this spring all the way from Utah! Ardeo Nimbus was sold to Rosie in Utah last August. Hear all about her visit below.   My name is Rosie Smith and I am an American from Utah. I purchased a lovely young horse named Ardeo Nimbus from Mel and Neil last August and decided to keep him with them in training while I finished college over the winter. I visited Ireland this spring for a few weeks to compete my new horse with the Ardeo team. We completed two Stepping
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The 2023 Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) Studbook Series for Show Jumping takes place in regions nationwide from May to July. This HSI Studbook Series is supported with a total prize fund of €95,000 by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) under National Breeding Services. Neil and Melanie had a fantastic weekend competing their young horses in the second leg of the HSI Show Jumping Studbook Series in early May this year at Barnadown Showjumping in county Wexford. Ardeo on Q, a 5 year old gelding by OBOS Quality is an extremely impressive jumper with so much confidence
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  The 154th Balmoral Show took place in May and the team at Ardeo Sport Horses were thrilled to attend with the lovely Ardeo on Q (5 year old gelding by OBOS Quality). It was Neil and Melanie’s first time attending or riding at this prestigious event and the whole team were very much looking forward to attending. Ardeo on Q put in a stellar performance to qualify in the 5 Year Old ‘Star of the Future‘ qualifier held at Wexford Equestrian Centre in March. The aim of this class is to identify high quality horses bred in Ireland with
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