Clark Notches up Best Ever Irish Result at World Championships with Silver Medal
DUBLIN’S Aoife Clark made history at the World Breeding Championships for young Eventing horses in France today (Sunday) with Ireland’s best ever result at the competition.
After three days of hard-fought contest at le Lion d’Angers with Richard Last’s Irish Sport Horse gelding Fernhill Adventure, the 32 year-old this afternoon had one fence down in the final show jumping phase to take the silver medal in the seven year-old championship, an improvement of one place over her position after the earlier dressage and cross country phases.
A clear show jumping round also produced a tenth place in the championships for Ireland’s Ciaran Glynn with Susanna Francke and Peter Cole’s Irish Sport Horse mare November Night.
Irish Olympian Aoife Clark, who also made history last month by winning the three-star class at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials on PJ Hegarty’s Fenya’s Elegance, was best of the Irish at le Lion d’Angers’s six year old World Breeding Championship today, claiming eighth place with Patrick Jones and John Forde’s Irish Sport Horse gelding Wasting Light.
The seven year-old championship was won by France’s Thomas Carlile and Sirocco du Gers. The Frenchman also took the gold medal in the six year-old championship with Tenareze.
Note from Horse Sport Ireland
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