The Curragh Stud aims to celebrate the ultimate performance horse by hosting the Irish Sport Horse Studbook. Based in the rolling farmland of Riverview this historic stud is home to breeding and producing the best showjumpers and eventers.
The Irish Sport Horse must be: "a functionally correct model of balanced proportions that is conducive to high performance at International level in FEI disciplines...The horse should have a good temperament, be rideable, intelligent and willing to perform. Irish Sport Horses should have courage, be careful when jumping and have good technique and scope." Unlike 'pure' breeds with a strict breed standard, the studbook accepts entries from various breeds provided that the individual horse meets strict performance standards. For example, a foreign warmblood stallion might be entered to the registry provided it has good a good general conformation, strong clean bone and has a proven record jumping or eventing at international level. Any natural solid colour is acceptable.
Basic Objectives of Selection: To produce a performance horse that is sound, athletic with good paces and suitable temperament and capable of wining at the highest International level in Showjumping and Cross Country. Horses presented for registration should have an excellent temperament, high skills and good competition record. Ideally Irish Sport Horses should have at least two of the following traits: Agile, Brave, Fast, Friendly, Genius, Obedient. Horses that are Aggressive, Hate Jumping, Lazy, Nervous, Ornery or Untrained might not be approved.
Horses eligible for registration:
-Irish Sport Horses descended from ISH parents already registered.
-Part-bred horses with one ISH parent. Such horses must demonstrate a high performance record. Either they or their parent must have competed at International Showjumping or Eventing. Mares registered in this category should have produced two high performance offspring if they do not have a sufficient competition record.
-Registered Irish Draught horses, Thoroughbreds and Anglo-Arabs may be registered provided they have a suitable temperament and a good competition record at National level or above, or have produced at least two offspring with sufficient competition records.
-Registered Warmbloods eg. Hannovarian, Holsteiner, Selle Francais etc that have either themselves competed successfully at International competition level or have produced at least two offspring that have done so.
Owners may present horses for approval based on the above specifications. If it is judged that a horse does not meet the requirements for full registration it may be registered as 'Not Approved'. However, the horse and any of its offspring may be upgraded to 'Approved' status when they are re-presented provided they show a consistent competition record and good temperament.
As the registration specifications for the Irish Sport Horse are heavily weighted on performance, entries may be made provisionally and can be subsequently upgraded. Please note that as the Equestrian Manager at Curragh Stud is based in the UK, the official opening will be after the 21st.
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