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.
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Thoroughbred
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Gelding
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Bay
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Hilton Flight (1993–2009) was a horse ridden in international
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...
by Richard Spooner. He stood 17.0 hh (173 cm). He was bred by Jennifer Giles, in Kilmurray, Kilmacanogue,
Bray
Bray may refer to:
Places France
* Bray, Eure, in the Eure ''département''
* Bray, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département''
* Bray-Dunes, in the Nord ''département''
* Bray-en-Val, in the Loiret ''département''
* Bray-et-Lû ...
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County Wicklow
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Hilton Flight is by the Irish Sport Horse
stallion
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Errigal Flight, who is a son of the great
Irish Draught
The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Iri ...
producer of show jumpers, King of Diamonds. Errigal Flight also sired Ado Annie, ridden by Will Simpson.
He was ridden successfully as a young horse in Ireland by Clement McMahon before being sold into the U.S., where he won multiple Grands Prix with Richard Spooner.
Hilton Flight died in 2009.
Major achievements
* 2003 Won $40,000 Esso Imperial oil Grand Prix at
Spruce Meadows
Spruce Meadows is a multi-purpose sports facility near Calgary, Alberta built by the Southern family which opened in 1975.
The facility contains an equestrian show jumping complex that comprises . The current president and CEO of Spruce Me ...
, Calgary, Canada
* 2003 Won $75,000 BP Cup at Spruce Meadows
* 2004 World Cup Final,
Milan
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Italy
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highest American 12th place
* 2004 Won $150,000 Ford Grand Prix Of The Desert at
Indio
Indio may refer to:
Places
* Indio, Bovey Tracey, an historic estate in Devon, England
* Indio, California, a city in Riverside County, California, United States
People with the name
* Indio (musician), Canadian musician Gordon Peterson
* Índi ...
, CA
* 2004 PCHA Horse of The Year
* 2004 $40,000 Los Angeles International Grand Prix 2004
* 2004 $40,000 Showpark Grand Prix
* 2004 Won Round 1 OLYMPIC TRIALS
* 2004 2nd $50,000 EMO Grand Prix
* 2005 Won $75,000 HITS Grand Prix at Indio, CA
* 2006 2nd Luscar Cup 1m50 at Spruce Meadows
* 2006 5th CN Reliability Spruce Meadows Grand Prix 1m60
* 2006 2nd $175,000 Shell Cup derby (time fault) winnings Ca $35,000 at Spruce Meadows