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ISH mare and foal class at Dublin Horse Show 2017. The main two components of the Irish Sport Horse are the Irish Draught (RID) [a] and Thoroughbred breeds. Historically, Irish hunters were classified by weight typically based on the percentage of Thoroughbred blood—heavyweight hunters were either 100% Irish Draught or 1/4 Thoroughbred cross, mediumweight were half Thoroughbred, and ...
The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish Draught Sport Horses) which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping.
McKinlaigh (5 May 1994–18 January 2020) [1] [2] was an Irish Sport Horse who competed internationally in the sport of eventing for the United States. With rider Gina Miles, he won team gold in the 2007 Pan American Games, and individual silver in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Llangollen Farm is an historic American horse and cattle farm located in western Loudoun County, Virginia on Trappe Rd. near Upperville at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Eight miles (13 km) from the town of Middleburg, the area is home to a number of prominent Thoroughbred-breeding farms and a large country estates. [1]
Connemara ponies at Cloch na Rón showing the typical harsh landscape of their place of origin. The Connemara region in County Galway in western Ireland, where the breed first became recognised as a distinct type, is a very harsh landscape, thus giving rise to a pony breed of hardy, strong individuals.
Virginia Waters (foaled 15 February 2002) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from September 2004 to October 2005 she ran twelve times and won three races.
Some enthusiasts claim that the breed is a descendant of the ancient Irish Hobby. [2] In a 1617 book illustration, the horses pictured resemble both the Kerry Bog Pony of today and the original Irish Hobby, showing the two breeds' similar morphology. [3] Originally, Kerry Bog Ponies were used to transport peat and kelp.
One example is the Irish Sport Horse, [2] a cross between the Thoroughbred and Irish Draught breeds. Additional breeds, such as the assorted Baroque horse breeds, American Quarter Horses , Arabian horses , Morgans , several pony breeds, and even some gaited breeds such as the American Saddlebred are sometimes used as sport horses.