Irish Army Equitation School

The Army Equitation School was founded in 1926 by Judge William E. Wylie, a prominent member of the Royal Dublin Society, Quartermaster general Colonel Michael Hogan and President of the Executive Council (modern-day Taoiseach) William T. Cosgrave. Russian riding instructor Colonel Paul Rodzianko, appointed Chief Instructor of the Equitation School (1928 to 1931) by the Minister for Defence, was instrumental in the early competitive successes of the Equitation School. Between 1931 and 1939 the Equitation School went on to win 20 Nations Cups in the cities of Lucerne, Dublin, Boston, Toronto, New York City, Nice, Amsterdam, London, and Aachen. ==Overview==

Army riders have represented Ireland at the Olympic Games, Show Jumping World Championships and European Show Jumping Championships in the disciplines of show jumping and three-day eventing. The Equitation School has helped the Irish team to numerous victories in the Aga Khan Trophy at the RDS Arena. All Army riders are of officer rank and compete only on Irish-bred sport horses. The Equitation School, through its involvement with the Racing Academy and Centre of Education (RACE), has trained such jockeys as Johnny Murtagh, Kieren Fallon, Jimmy Quinn and Conor O’Dwyer. The Irish horse sport industry is worth an estimated €800 million to the Irish economy. Current riding officers in the RDS in 2011 ==See also==