Following success in Cavan, Jonathan Smyth was victorious once again in the seven-year-old division at Balmoral The penultimate leg of the 2023 Horse Sport Ireland Studbook Series, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine moved north to Balmoral Park in Co. Antrim on July 8th and 9th for the National Balmoral Showjumping Championships. In the seven-year-old class, 19 horses contested Sunday’s final, with six combination progressing too the jump-off. It was Co. Tyrone’s Jonathan Smyth and the Kannan-sired gelding Mr. Kannan Ball (ISH) who claimed the spoils, stopping the clock in 45.43 seconds. Smyth and Mr Kannan Ball, owned by Noletta Smyth and Roy Craig, were making their first appearance in the HSI Studbook Series since their victory in the third leg of the Series in Cavan Equestrian Centre in May. Slotting into second place when double clear in a time of 46.27 seconds was Irish Olympic […]
