The sixth and penultimate leg of the 2024 DAFM Studbook Series, delivered by Horse Sport Ireland; the National Federation, took place at the National Balmoral Premier Series show over the weekend on July 20th and 21st. This leg saw the 6-Year-Old horses go against the clock in Sunday’s final for the first time in a change to the format for 2024 from other years. In the 7-Year-Old class it was Cork’s Shane Dalton who made the trip north worthwhile for Co. Kilkenny based Ennisnag Stud with the KWPN stallion Mendoza VDL, a fully approved stallion in the Warmblood Studbook of Ireland. Their double clear time of 43.24 was good enough for the win and to take home the Vera Frazer Cup. A relatively new pairing having jumped their first show together in May at the fourth leg of the DAFM Studbook Series in Barnadown, they have been consistently clear ever […]
