Dublin, Ireland – November 13, 2020 – Irish Show Jumping team manager Michael Blake has named his squad for the FEI Nations Cup CSIO 3* which takes place at Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Portugal this Tuesday November 17th.

A large group of Irish and international riders have been based at the Portuguese venue for the past number of weeks, with up to six outdoor arenas in operation. Weather conditions in Vilamoura remain extremely pleasant even into mid November with temperatures for the week ahead expected to reach up to 23 degrees celsius.

Up to 13 teams will line out in the Vilamoura Nations Cup, with the Irish squad, sponsored by Devenish and The Underwriting Exchange, named as follows:

Tipperary’s Shane Breen (IRL) & Z7 Ipswich – owned by Z7 Horses & Shane Breen

Galway’s Michael Duffy (IRL) & Zilton SL Z – owned by HMF Equestrian & Michael Duffy

Sligo’s Richard Howley (IRL) & Arlo De Blondel – owned by Sarah Borthwick, HK Horses & Richard Howley

Kildare’s Mikey Pender (IRL) & HHS Burnchurch (ISH) – owned by Miguel Maria Bravo

Derry’s David Simpson (IRL) & Foudre F – owned by Breen Equestrian & Quirke Sport Horses

The Portuguese Nations Cup starts on Tuesday at 1.30pm Irish time and will be available to watch live here. 

Source: Press release by Brian Hennessy for Horse Sport Ireland

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