Irish Para Dressage combinations nominated for Paralympics

  Horse Sport Ireland is delighted to nominate the athlete/horse combinations for consideration by Paralympics Ireland to represent Team Ireland in para dressage at the Paralympic Games, Paris. Para Dressage High Performance Director Debora Pijpers has chosen to nominate Michael Murphy and Cleverboy (Grade I), Kate Kerr Horan and Serafina (Grade III), Jessica McKenna and Davidoff 188 (Grade III) and Sarah Slattery with Savona (Grade V) for the Games, which will take place in September. Non-travelling reserves also selected for nomination are Kate Kerr Horan and Lykkebo’s Don Akino (Grade III), as well as Angela Lyons and Woodcroft Santa Cruz (Grade IV). Deborah Pijpers said: “I am very proud of the fact that the Irish para dressage riders have managed to qualify a team for Paris, this was a true team effort and I’m excited to present the four riders that we nominate for Paris. “Michael Murphy and Cleverboy form […]