Irish para dressage team for Tokyo announced

Four Irish riders will head to Tokyo for the Paralympic Games to compete in para dressage.

Rachel Moriarty

11 August 2021

Michael Murphy with his horses at Pferd International München \ Hubert Fischer

Irish para dressage team for Tokyo announced

The Irish para equestrian team that will represent Team Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been named. All four athletes will compete at their first ever Paralympic Games in para dressage.

The four-person team and their horses representing Team Ireland will be Michael Murphy with Cleverboy, Tamsin Addison with Fahrenheit 212, Rosemary Gaffney with Werona and Kate Kerr Horan with Serafina T.

The para dressage competitions will take place in the Equestrian Park in Tokyo from 26-29 August.

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