THE OVERVIEW
13 CSIO5* team competitions were scheduled in 2024. The cancellation of the St. Gallen Longines League of Nations (LLN) reduced it to 12.
8 Irish bred horses accounted for 13 CSIO5* team appearances, representing four individual nations.
BBS McGregor & Abdullah Mohd Al Marri (UAE)
DPS Revere & Marcus Ehning (GER)
GRS Lady Amaro & Mark McAuley (IRL)
HHS Calais & Michael Pender (IRL)
James Kann Cruz & Shane Sweetnam (IRL)
Kilkenny & Max Wachman (IRL)
Pacino Amiro & Bertram Allen (IRL)
WKD Aimez Moi & Sameh El Dahan (GBR)
THE BREEDERS
Impressively, one breeder is represented by two horses. The late Ita Brennan, Mill House Stud, & her family bred both Michael Pender’s HHS Calais & Max Wachman’s Kilkenny.
Irish bred horses & their breeders
BBS McGregor - bred by Marguerite Ryan, Co. Kilkenny
DPS Revere - bred by Dara & Fiona O’Malley, Co. Galway
GRS Lady Amaro - bred by Denis Hickey, Co. Wexford
James Kann Cruz - bred by Patrick & Shane Connolly, Co. Galway
Pacino Amiro - bred by Simon Scott, Co. Donegal
WKD Aimez Moi - bred by Joanne Sloan-Allen, Co. Antrim
THE SIRES
Two horses are sired by the Olympic Games Team Silver medallist, VDL Cardento; BBS McGregor & Kilkenny.
Hermes de Reve, the sire of DPS Revere, and Pacino, the sire of Pacino Amiro, are half-brothers.
50% of these horses are sired by stallions who themselves represented Ireland in team competitions.
DPS Revere (Hermes de Reve)
GRS Lady Amaro (Amaretto d’Arco)
Pacino Amiro (Pacino)
WKD Aimez Moi (Je t’Aime Flamenco)
THE CROSSES
Sires & damsires of the Irish bred CSIO5* team horses.
BBS McGregor (VDL Cardento X Mark Twain xx)
DPS Revere (Hermes de Reve X Cento)
GRS Lady Amaro (Amaretto d’Arco X Over the River xx)
HHS Calais (Cavalier Royale X OBOS Quality 004)
James Kann Cruz (Kannan X Cruising)
Kilkenny (VDL Cardento X Guidam)
Pacino Amiro (Pacino X NC Amiro)
WKD Aimez Moi (Je t’Aime Flamenco ~ Damsire not officially recorded)
CHIO AACHEN
Finally, a special mention for Aachen CSIO5* Nations Cup
Ireland won the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup, with half of the Irish team mounted on Irish bred horses.
Winning Irish Team
Bertram Allen & Pacino Amiro
Shane Sweetnam & James Kann Cruz
Cian O’Connor & Fancy de Kergane
Denis Lynch & Vistogrand
Congratulations to all the breeders who had a horse in a CSIO5* team competition throughout the 2024 season.
Full breeding details of above horses (at the time of competition & in alphabetical order):
BBS McGregor (ISH) - 2012 gelding by Cardento out of Random Chance, by Mark Twain xx. Breeder: Marguerite Ryan, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Al Shira'aa Stables. Rider: Abdullah Mohd Al Marri (UAE)
DPS Revere (ISH) – 2013 gelding by Hermes De Reve out of Celerina, by Cento. Breeders: Dara & Fiona O’Malley, Co. Galway. Owners: Marcus Ehning & Elm Rock BV. Rider: Marcus Ehning (GER)
GRS Lady Amaro (ISH) – 2013 mare by Amaretto d’Arco out of Legal Lady xx, by Over The River xx. Breeder: Denis Hickey, Co. Wexford. Owner: S.N.C McAuley. Rider: Mark McAuley (IRL)
HHS Calais (ISH) – 2011 gelding by Cavalier Royale (HOLST) out of MHS Obos Cruise (ISH), by OBOS Quality 004 (OLD). Breeder: Ita Brennan, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Bravo Hughes Ltd. Rider: Michael Pender (IRL)
James Kann Cruz (ISH) – 2013 gelding by Kannan (KWPN) out of CSF Telly Cruz (ISH), by Cruising (ISH). Breeders: Patrick & Shane Connolly, Co. Galway. Owner: Gizmo Partners LLC. Rider: Shane Sweetnam (IRL)
Kilkenny (ISH) – 2012 gelding by Cardento (HOLST) out of MHS Pembrook Lady (ISH), by Guidam (SF). Breeder: Ita Brennan, Co. Kilkenny. Owner: Susan Magnier. Rider: Max Wachman (IRL)
Pacino Amiro (ISH) – 2012 gelding by Pacino out of Carnone Dancing Queen, by NC Amiro. Breeder: Simon Scott, Co. Donegal. Owner: Aiden McGrory. Rider: Bertram Allen (IRL)
WKD Aimez Moi (ISH) – 2010 mare by Je T’Aime Flamenco out of My Honey Hill (ISH). Breeder: Joanne Sloan-Allen, Co. Antrim. Owners: Joanne Sloan-Allen & Sameh El Dahan. Rider: Sameh El Dahan (GBR)
