September 2nd, 2004
Cian O'Connor "on tour" continues.........
As Cian continues to tour Ireland thanking all those who have supported him
he arrived in his old hometown of Johnstown today and then went on to Kill
International Equestrian Centre for a very special presentation.....full story

August 30th, 2004
Cian O'Connor and Kevin Babington arrive home in Ireland.
Cian O'Connor is the reigning Olympic Gold medalist after Athens 2004 - Dermott
Lennon the reigning World Champion after the World Equestrian Games in 2002 - the Celtic Tiger has roared and the showjumping world is listening - what next......full story

August 27th, 2004
The Individual Gold has been awarded..........
and the Silver and Bronze required a jump off with what may well go down in
Olympic history as one of the saddest endings to a Individual Jumping Final
in the history of the event.....full story

August 27th, 2004
IRELAND TAKES GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
24 year old Cian O'Connor takes Individual Gold in the Showjumping this evening in
Athens with a sensational clear round in the final round. There was a jump off for Bronze
and Silver, with Rodrigo Pessoa taking Silver and Chris Kappler, Bronze - story to follow.

August 27th, 2004
The final round to decide the Olympic Showjumping medals
The first round of the final competition has been and gone and everyone is still
there with a chance - nobody is actually "out of contention" at this point in
the final class for the showjumping.....full story

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August 25th, 2004
The Olympic Games - an editorial
Have the Olympic Games lost their glitter - why are the stands empty- what
damage, if any has been done to the sport of Eventing after the great "medal
debacle? Our Editor has her say.....full story

August 16th, 2004
The Samsung Grand Prix farewelled the International jumpers
The Samsung Grand Prix was a surprise event in so many ways - the track caused
problems and the jump off was an unusual one at this level with a result which thrilled
the generous crowd who stuck it out regardless of the weather....full story

August 16th, 2004
Australians in the showring at Dublin!
Follow the trials and tribulations and all that goes with taking a horse into
the showring at one of the biggest shows in the world as the Celtic Winners
Australia crew watch their youngster in the showring....full story

August 15th, 2004
The Woodpecker Shavings Amateur Show
The Amateurs were out in full force on Sunday 15th August enjoying the excellent
jumping sunshine at Kill International Equestrian Centre in County Dublin with big
entries in all classes - and this shows has been dubbed Ladies Day .....full story

August 12th, 2004
The Amateur Championships were hotly contested!
The top Amateur riders throughout Ireland have been busy at the qualifiers
throughout the season to earn their place in the Final which was held in the
Main Arena on Satruday evening in front of a big crowd....full story

August 11th, 2004
Dublin Horse Show is over but.......
our coverage is far from finished - there is the Grand Prix still to come, which saw an
America victory for Sheila Burke and there is more on the colour and fun of the fair
so keep checking in for more on Dublin Horse Show

August 7th, 2004
Ireland and Great Britain share first place in Puissance
In what would have to have been the most exciting Puissance for many years, Ireland
& Great Britain shared first place honour with Capt. David O'Brien and Cian O'Connor
for Ireland and John Whitaker for Britain clearing 2.27m.....full story

August 6th, 2004
The full story of the Aga Khan Cup
The Irish Aga Khan win was very obviously a popular one here in Dublin today and
has put the Irish Olympians on a high as they head to Athens next week for the Olympic Games - check in for the photos and story.....full story

August 6th, 2004
Ireland take the Aga Khan Cup in a thrilling class today!!!
Billy Twomey was the lynch pin of todays Super League Nations Cup taking Ireland
to clear winners at Dublin today with his super clear round on the super talented
Luidam - pictures and report to follow this evening.

August 5th, 2004
Ireland take the first places in both International classes
Today saw Ireland even the score with Great Britain when they won both International
classes today - Captain Shane Carey won the Power and Speed Class with Killosery
and Cian O'COnnor took his 9th International Speed win with ABC Landliebe.

August 5th, 2004
Ladies Day at Dublin Show and the finery was out...............
Today was Ladies Day and the sun shone in honour of the beauty of the women
who went to so much trouble to dress superbly this year - and the fashion conscious
were not all over 21 either - check out the photos and the showring too...full story

August 4th, 2004
Robert Smith starts the show in style!!!
Great Britain are on fire and we have only finished the first day - Robert Smith
clocked up the win in the opening speed class with Gerry Maguire and then went
on to win the Jump Off class with Marius Claudius.

August 4th, 2004
The Pairs Relay clocked up a win for Belgium
More photos from the 128cm/International Dublin Horse Shows Pairs Relay
which saw Koen Vereecke and Conor Drain take the first prize money of
euro2,200 in this class....full story

August 4th, 2004
Day One at Dublin Horse Show
The Equine Investment company "If Wishes Were Horses" bring you the Dublin
Show daily colour and results - come on our journey of one of the greatest shows
on earth held right in the centre of Dublin City....full story

August 2nd, 2004
jumpingaround.com move to Dublin
The jumpingaround.com crew will be moving to Ballsbridge on Wednesday August 4th,
and will be bringing you daily coverage of all the fun and excitement of one of the biggest
and the best horse shows in the world - check in daily for all the "fun of the fair"!

August 2nd, 2004
Sth County Dublin Junior Hunt Horse Show
In the lead up to Dublin Show this show attracted over 2,000 entries over the two
days and the 1.50m Grand Prix saw the win go to Conor Swail and the blue eyed
Conduct with Marion Hughes taking the 1.40m Grand Prix...full story

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