Podium finish for Offaly bred horse at big 3 Day Event

A TULLAMORE bred horse turned in a great performance at one of the big three day events in the world recently.

Annaghmore Valoner, bred by Tullamore woman Sinead Healion, was third in the event at the Badminton Horse Trials. Ridden by Harry Meade, she was eleventh after competing in the dressage test on Friday and a superb clear cross country jump on Saturday saw her move into second place.

In Sunday's show jumping, she went back to third place after knocking a pole down and picking up time penalties. It was still a great finish for her in only her third five star competition, having finished fourth in the other two.

Sinead Healion was there with her niece Ella Healion, having bred the fourteen year old mare. She sold her when she was four years old.

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Annaghmore Valoner won at the Clonaslee Show and was champion filly at the Moate show. She went to the World Breeding Championships where she was ridden by Ireland's high performance eventing manager Sam Griffiths.