PARA EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE - IRELAND FINISHES NINTH

IRELAND'S European Para Equestrian dressage team finished in overall ninth place after three days of competition at the FEI European and Open Para-Equestrian Championships in Kristiansand, Norway this evening (Sunday).

Britain won the championships on a score of 218.715 per cent, with Germany in silver medal position with 217.118 per cent, and the Netherlands taking bronze on 204.456.

Ireland's finishing score of the 13 nations competing was 191.886 per cent. Breda Bernie and 'Tula' had an overall championship score of 61.703 per cent, with Helen Kearney and 'Boris-Zeig' on 64.482 per cent, Eilish Byrne and 'Youri' on 65.325 per cent, and Kathryn Wheelock with 'Indi' on 62.079 per cent.

PARA EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE RESULTS: CPEDI4* KRISTIANSAND NORWAY AUGUST 19 - 23 2009

FEI EUROPEAN OPEN PARA-EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

TEAM FINAL SCORES

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

1) Great Britain 218.715 per cent

2) Germany 217.118  per cent

3) Netherlands 204.456 per cent

9) Ireland 191.886 per cent

Tula; Breda Bernie 61.703 per cent

Boris-Zeig; Helen Kearney 64.482 per cent

Youri; Eilish Byrne 65.325 per cent

Indi; Kathryn Wheelock 62.079 per cent

13 nations competed