My World Breaker

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5
Oct
2009

Carmena Z

Shane Breen is an Irish showjumper. He has won numerous titles in Ireland and the UK including a European Championships silver medal. He is currently based with his wife Chloe Breen (nee Bunn) at Hickstead show ground, from where he runs Breen Equestrian. His top horses include Carmena Z and Royal Concorde. Follow him and his horses in this exclusive H&C blog.

“The first week in Athens was a 2* show which I used as a warm up to get to know a new horse, World Breaker. I also had Carmena Z and Beowulf who I gave an easy week, as they had been in Calagary a fortnight before.

The second week in Athens was a 3* and also a Nations Cup. More money to be won! World Breaker and I had formed a good relationship over the previous week. I was feeling confident enough to put him in the big class on the Wednesday, a 1.50 speed, which he won. I didn't jump Carmena Z as he was in the Nations Cup the following day. Beowulf had a fence down in the 1.50 speed.

In the Nations Cup on Thursday, I jumped Carmena Z. We started off as favourites but infortunately things didn't go according to plan and we finished fifth. The other two horses had a rest that day. Day three, I jumped Beowulf in an accumulator that he finished eighth and jumped World Breaker in the 1.50 jump off class and he was second. On the last day, World Breaker jumped the 1.45 jump off and we won! Carmena jumped in the 1.60 Grand Prix and we were second. I also won leading rider at the show. All in all it was a good trip, and I am delighted with my new horse World Breaker - I think that we have a good future together.

On the team in Athens, my team mates did very well; they were two young riders, Alex Duffy and Nicola Fitzgibbon and both have a bright future. Nial Talbot, an old hand at the game now, excelled with a double clear.

I flew home on Saturday night and on Sunday I had clients here. The horse went really well, the girl rode really well and I think that they will be a good match. I schooled the three horses that are going to HOYS this week: Royal Concorde for the speed classes and Dorada and Mullaghdrin Gold Rain for the jump off classes. All three have been very competitive for me, I know them well, so fingers crossed they will all go well. I also have Camblin for the Grade C final.

The horses will be home from Athens on Wednesday evening, thanks to Julia and her aunt, Helen Evans. For the next couple of weeks I’ll be in the UK, with Aintree show the week after HOYS. I’m looking forward to maybe going to Ireland on a shopping spree – I like to stock up with horses at this time of year. So if anyone is looking for a new horse, give us a call!”