Camilla Speirs and horse recovering after fall
Irish event rider Camilla Speirs is recovering well after an ugly fall aboard her horse Portersize Just a Jiff that saw her exit the Olympic Games.
Irish event rider Camilla Speirs is recovering well after an ugly fall aboard her horse Portersize Just a Jiff that saw her exit the Olympic Games.
Camilla Speirs is the best of the Irish after the completion of the dressage phase of the eventing.
Eventer Camilla Speirs was delighted with her performance
Camilla Speirs: eventing
Ireland snatched the Dubarry Boyne Trophy from the British team as Kildare's Camilla Speirs romped home in first place in the final cross country phase at Tattersalls International Horse Trials in Co Meath on Sunday.
Camilla Speirs produced a clear round in the show jumping to finish second in Sunday's Olympic eventing qualifying competition in Boekelo.
Twenty-year-old first-timer Camilla Speirs, with the Irish-bred Portersize Just A Jiff, was best of the Irish at Badminton's Three Day Event after the dressage phase completed on Saturday in Gloucestershire, England.
Nineteen-year-old Camilla Speirs from Kildare produced the best performance of the Irish contingent at Burnham Market in England on Saturday with a fourth-placed finish in the Q section of the three-star event with the Irish-bred Portersize Just a Jiff.
With her dressage score of 52.0 intact, Ireland's Camilla Speirs finished fifth today (Sunday) in the Six-Year-Old World Breeding Championships in Le Lion d'Angers in France.
A clear cross-country round kept 19-year-old Camilla Speirs in the top ten at the World Breeding Championships in France this afternoon.
Ireland's Camilla Speirs once again jumped five places in the Young Rider European Eventing Championships on Sunday to finish in ninth place overall, while Sam Dempsey improved by three places to finish in 21st.
Ireland's Camilla Speirs jumped five places in the Young Rider European Eventing Championships on Saturday after a clear cross-country phase and is now in 14th spot overall.