Horse Sport Ireland: Flash - Ireland's Eventers Grab Olympic Qualification at World Equestrian Games

Source: News Release/Colin McClelland

Flash - Ireland's Eventers Grab Olympic Qualification at World Equestrian Games

THE Irish Eventing team has qualified for the Rio Olympics after finishing sixth at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France today (Sunday).

Lying sixth overnight after dressage and cross country, the four-strong team had a good start in the final show jumping phase, with first rider Sarah Ennis and Horseware Stellor Rebound collecting just five faults, and Joseph Murphy with Electric Cruise going clear.

Aoife Clark and Fenya's Elegance later had four faults, and while last man in Sam Watson and Horseware Bushman collected 21 faults after a refusal, the team score of 319.3 after dressage, cross country and show jumping was enough to keep them in the Olympic qualification zone, which sees the top six teams qualifying for Rio.

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