Clare Abbott (born 28 July 1986) is an Irish

eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

rider. Representing Ireland, she competed at the

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and at the 2013 European Eventing Championships. Her current best championship result is 29th place in individual eventing from the 2013 Europeans held in

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. Abbott has been selected to compete at the

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with her

Irish Sport Horse The Irish Sport Horse (ISH), or Irish Hunter, is an Irish horse breed used mostly for eventing and show-jumping. Historically the ISH was bred by crossing Irish Draught and Thoroughbred stock, and the breed was formalised in the 1920s. Bre ...

Euro Prince.

CCI 5* Results

International Championship Results

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* * * Living people 1986 births Irish female equestrians Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Ireland 21st-century Irish sportswomen {{Ireland-equestrian-bio-stub