Karlswood Newsletter June 2025

June 2025

Karlswood Newsletter

TEAM IRELAND WINS THE CSIO5* NATIONS CUP OF LA BAULE

‘Absolutely delighted to have been part of such an incredible win for Team Ireland having Bentley De Sury jump Clear in round 1 to keep the team on a zero at the half way stage. After three perfect Clears in round 2 from my teammates Tom Wachman, Seamus Hughes Kennedy and Bertram Allen, the victory was sealed!'

Thank you to my Team at Karlswood and to Team Ireland for the ongoing support!’

WATCH BENTELY DE SURY’S CLEAR ROUND
WATCH TOM WACHMAN AND TABASCO DE TOXANDRIA’S CLEAR ROUND

CONTINUED SUCCESS IN LA BAULE

‘Not only did Team Ireland win the CSIO5* Nations Cup of La Baule, but we also had a successful start to our week by having Tom Wachman and Hawaii win the CSIO5* 1.45m Welcome Class and Cian O’Connor and Gengis Kann De Londe place Second in the CSIO5* 1.50m Jump Off Grand Prix Qualifier!’

SEE TOM WACHMAN AND HAWAII’S WINNING ROUND
SEE CIAN O’CONNOR AND GENGIS KANN DE LONDE’S ROUND

TWO MORE GOLDEN TICKETS TO THE RDS DUBLIN HORSE SHOW!

‘In the month of June, The Karlswood Mini Team secured two Golden Tickets to the RDS Dublin Horse Show! Cara O’Connor qualified with her pony In It To Win It in the Working Hunter Class, Ben O’Connor and Solea qualified for the 13.2h Pony Class, for a total of three ponies Qualifier for the RDS Dublin Horse Show in August!’

WATCH BEN O’CONNOR’S ROUND

TEAM IRELAND TAKES THE CSIOJr NATIONS CUP WIN AT HAGEN!

‘WOW! Alice Wachman did not fail to impress by jumping Double Clear with Killarney in the CSIOJr Nations Cup of Hagen to help Team Ireland clench the victory! Huge well done to Alice and her Team at Coolmore Showjumping for such a fantastic achievement!’

READ ALL ABOUT IT

OBORA’S LAURA SECOND IN THE CSIO5* 1.50M JUMP OFF CLASS

‘Well done to Tom Wachman on a fantastic Second Place finish in a the very competitive CSIO5* 1.50m Jump Off Class in Rotterdam! Lovely to see how well Obora’s Laura and Tom are getting along and excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for them!’

SEE TOM WACHMAN & OBORA’S LAURA’S SECOND PLACE ROUND

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP NOMINATIONS!

‘Very proud to have four of our Team Karlswood Students representing their countries at the upcoming European Championships! In the Young Riders, we will see Tom Wachman & Obora’s Laura representing Ireland, Karoline Sloth Kjaer and Belvedere representing Denmark and Anastasia Nielsen and Beau Van Hagenhorst representing Monaco. In the Junior division, we look forward to seeing Alice Wachman and Killarney as she makes her European Championship Debut!’

ANASTASIA NIELSEN AND DARK CHOCOLATE BRILLIANT IN SHANGHAI

‘Anastasia Nielsen and her mount Dark Chocolate jumped two incredible rounds during their CSI5* Debut at the GCT competition in Shanghai! Congratulations to Team Nielsen and Karlswood Coach Cameron Hanley on all your hard work. We are looking forward to following this pair in the coming season!’

SEE DARK CHOCOLATE’S ROUND

STELLAR WEEK FOR TOM WACHMAN AT CHIO AACHEN!

‘We are incredibly proud of Tom Wachman’s performances all week during one of the biggest shows of the world: CHIO Aachen! His results included:

4TH PLACE - 1.50m Prize StadteRegion aboard Do It Easy
CLEAR ROUND - Mercedes Benz Nations Cup with Tabasco De Toxandria
3RD PLACE - Prize Feinkost Kafer Speed Derby on I’m Here
7TH PLACE - 1.55m Allianz Prize Winning Round riding Do It Easy
CLEAR OVER FENCES - Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen with Tabasco De Toxandria

SEE TOMS GRAND PRIX ROUND

PEGASUS FLYING IN AACHEN

‘So happy with Susan Magnier’s 8 year old gelding Pegasus who jumped incredibly all week at CHIO Aachen in the 7/8 year old class to place 3rd during Saturday evening’s final. Looking forward to continuing to develop our partnership together!’

SEE PEGASUS JUMP OFF ROUND IN THE AACHEN 7/8YO FINAL