Shane Breen

Valerie Becker

Shane Breen

Shane Breen is an Irish showjumper who was born in Limerick, Shane had a love of horses from a young age getting a pony at an age of 5, throughout his childhood Shane continued to ride and found his love of jumping while out hunting. As a juniour rider on ponies Shane Breen represented Ireland winning a silver medal at the junior European championships. Shane would have the opportunity to learn from some of the worlds leading showjumping riders including the great Nelson Pessoa. Shane would continue to represent Ireland as a young rider and senior level on numerous nation cup teams.

Shane is based at the famous Hickstead show ground in Sussex after he married Chloe who is the daughter of Hickstead founder Douglas Bunn. Together Shane and Chloe have four children Darcy, Douggie, Wolftone and Lorna.

Below you can see Shane Breen riding Balloon in the Helsinki grand prix. Balloon is an Oldenburg stallion sired by Balou de Rouet out of the Landcapitol mare Eyleen. Together Baloon and Shane Breen have competed on many nation cup competitions including La Baule and St Gallen, they also were part of the European championship team in Denmark.

The London 2012 Olympics is just one of the ambitions for Irish showjumper Shane Breen, and his dream could well turn into a reality. Most national titles in Ireland already bear his name, he has been a Nations Cup team member and represented his country at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen.

On top of that, in 2007 he married into the Bunn family equestrian dynasty and is based at Hickstead - arguably the world�s leading and best-equipped, permanent equestrian showground.

Shane Breen was in the saddle almost before he could walk, and when he was five his father bought him an unbroken pony which he later rode to hounds.

Hunting has had a lot to do in honing his riding skills � the family have strong connections with the legendary �black and tans,� the Scarteen. He still hunts with them, sometimes as amateur whip, whenever he can, usually with his father and younger brother, Trevor, also a showjumper and currently the reigning Irish national champion.

It was probably the hunting which stood him in good stead when he became only the second showjumper (the other being Michael Whitaker) to have won the unique Eventing Grand Prix at the Longines Royal International Horse Show, the competition which combines the challenges of both showjumping and eventing.

Shane Breen already had a European Silver medal to his name, won on ponies at the age of 16 and with many seasons as leading pony rider behind him. He has represented Ireland at European Junior and Young Rider level.

He won his first international class at Hickstead in 1994, prophetic perhaps because 13 years later he married Chloe, daughter of Hickstead founder and showjumping legend Douglas Bunn. Shane, who has two children, is now based there, running the British side of the family business - Breen Equestrian, with 50 stables at his disposal.

Now, with the Hickstead facilities literally on his doorstep, he and Chloe are busy decveloping the family business. They are building a team of world-class jumping stallions which so far include the Ryan family�s Carmena Z and Royal Concorde. He also supplements his showjumping by training other riders, and amongst his current pupils is Chloe�s niece, Lucy.

Carmena Z took Shane to victory as the first male winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 2008 and Royal Concorde won the Bunn Leisure speed Derby in the same year, smashing the course record in the process.

With these two horses in his string, plus others including World Cruise, Mullaghdrin Gold Rain and Dorada, Shane�s future looks promising and one of his ambitions � to make the top 20 in the world rankings � could be much more than a pipedream.

Shane Breen Horses

Doraday
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Doranda
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Iman D´Occagnes
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Mullaghdrin Gold Rain
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Royal Concorde
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World Cruise
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World Cruise is a horse that combines the best aspects of Irish Showjumping, competed by Irish show jumper Shane Breen and sired by leading Irish show jumping stallion Cruising. With rider Shane Breen World Cruise had lots of success in the show jump

Shane Breen Competition Results

55 - World Equestrian Games, Round 2 - Team final and 2 indiv. Two rounds - 31/08/2006 - World Cruise

06 - World Equestrian Games, Team - 31/08/2006 - World Cruise

01 - World Equestrian Games, Round 1 - Team final and 2 indiv. Two rounds - 30/08/2006 - World Cruise

31 - World Equestrian Games, Team and individual Speed and handiness - 29/08/2006 - World Cruise

07 - Dublin, Grand Prix - 13/08/2006 - World Cruise

08 - Dublin, Kerrygold Speed Championship - 13/08/2006 - Doranda

01 - Dublin, Speed Derby - 12/08/2006 - Doranda

03 - Dublin, Nations Cup - 11/08/2006 - World Cruise

07 - Dublin, The Irish Sports Council Classic - 09/08/2006 - World Cruise

18 - Royal International Horse Show - Hickstead, King George V Gold Cup - 30/07/2006 - World Cruise

03 - Royal International Horse Show - Hickstead, The British Speed Classic - 1.40 Speed and handiness - 29/07/2006 - Mullaghdrin Gold Rain

05 - Royal International Horse Show - Hickstead, Nations Cup - 28/07/2006 - World Cruise

04 - Royal International Horse Show - Hickstead, The Kingsmill Catering Speed Classic - 1.40 Speed and handiness - 27/07/2006 - Royal Concorde

03 - Hickstead - Derby Meeting, The Derby Two Phase Challenge - 01/07/2006 - Doranda

09 - Hickstead - Derby Meeting, Hickstead Speed Derby - 01/07/2006 - Royal Concorde

02 - Hickstead - Derby Meeting, Hickstead Speed Derby - 01/07/2006 - Mullaghdrin Gold Rain

01 - Hickstead - Derby Meeting, The Comardo Speed Dery Qualifier II - 1.40 Speed and handiness - 30/06/2006 - Mullaghdrin Gold Rain

01 - Hickstead - Derby Meeting, The Camardo Speed Derby Qualifier 1 - 1.40 Speed and handiness - 29/06/2006 - Royal Concorde

09 - Rotterdam, Delta Prijs - 1.45 Group comp. - 25/06/2006 - Doranda

15 - Rotterdam, Rotterdam Grand Prix - 25/06/2006 - World Cruise

07 - Rotterdam, F. van Lanschot Prijs - 1.40 Speed and handiness - 24/06/2006 - Doranda

07 - Rotterdam, Nations Cup - 23/06/2006 - World Cruise

03 - Rotterdam, Doornbos Equipment Prijs - 1.40 Two phases - 22/06/2006 - Doranda

06 - Lucerne, Samsung Nations Cup - 02/06/2006 - World Cruise

24 - Aachen, Miele Youngster Cup - 7/8 Years Final - 21/05/2006 - World Cruise

1 - Aachen, Miele Youngster Cup - 7/8 Years Against the clock - 20/05/2006 - Mullaghdrin Gold Rain

7 - Aachen, Nations Cup - 19/05/2006 - World Cruise

7 - La Baule, Nations Cup - 06/05/2006 - World Cruise

4 - Fontaineblea, Prix Lami Cell - Derby Against the clock - 01/05/2006 - Doraday

9 - Fontaineblea, Grand Prix - 30/04/2006 - World Cruise

5 - Fontaineblea, Prix Hotel Novotel Ury - 1.35 Against the clock - 29/04/2006 - Royal Concorde

5 - Fontaineblea, Prix La Grange aux Trois V - 1.40 Two phases - 29/04/2006 - Doraday

3 - Hickstead - Derby Meeting, The Hickstead Derby - 21/08/2005 - Iman D´Occagnes

15 - Dublin, Grand Prix - 07/08/2005 - World Cruise

2 - Dublin, Puissance - 06/08/2005 - Iman D´Occagnes

03 - Belfast International, Charles Hurst Chrysler & Jeep Classic - 03/12/2004 - World Cruise

04 - San Lazzaro di Savena , Premio QN 1.35 Mixed comp. - 22/10/2004 - World Cruise

08 - Podebrady, Nations Cup - 22/04/2004 - World Cruise � Shane Breen Showjumper

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Golden Hawk

A showjumping stallion competed by Irish rider Shane Breen, Golden Hawk is sired by the great Vigo d`Arsouilles out of a daughter of Chin Chin. Along with Shane Breen Golden Hawk has had a great deal of success with placings up to and including 1.50m competitions. Career highlights include representing Ireland in Nations cup and finishing 5th place at Hickstead in the kings cup.

Below you can see a video of Golden Hawk and Shane Breen in the Hickstead Derby.