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Horse Sport Ireland reports:
Drumiller Lough (ISH) & Captain David O’Brien (Irl) take Silver Medal at Lanaken
In a spectacular finish, Capt. David O’Brien (Irl) and Drumiller Lough (ISH) took the Silver Medal at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken, Belgium, where over 700 horses competed.
From a massive start-list of 242 horse-and-rider combinations, two faultless rounds in the qualifier classes ensured that Army Equitation School rider Capt. David O'Brien made it through to the Six year-Old World Final with the Minister for Defence's bay gelding Drumiller Lough (ISH) and came home less than two seconds behind the Gold Medal winner, Germany's Christian Ahlmann and 'Charles 56', in a 15-horse jump-off.
Comdt. John Ledingham, Irish Chef d'Equipe at Lanaken, said: "I believe Drumiller Lough (ISH) is one of the nicest horses to come out of Ireland, and is certainly now a live contender to represent the country in show jumping at the 2012 London Olympics. The combination gave a fantastic Silver Medal winning performance today, at a Six Year-Old World Championships that had over 240 starters. It is an amazing achievement."
The Irish Sport Horse, by Heartbreaker (KWPN) out of Pearl Diver (ISH), by Mountain Pearl (RID) was bred by Paul Dillon of Markethill, Co. Armagh.
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