London – December 5th, 2024 – Leading international equestrian sports network Horse & Country (H&C) today announced details of a new wide-ranging partnership with ShowjumpingIreland (SJI), the Governing Body for showjumping in the country.
The new arrangement rekindles H&C’s longstanding relationship with SJI, dating back to 2010, and will see all the action from the 2025 Plusvital Premier Series shown live on H&C’s streaming service, H&C+. The Series will be completely free to view worldwide and will also be hosted on SJI’s own platform, SJI Live.
In addition to the live stream, marquee classes from the Series will be broadcast live on H&C’s 24/7 TV channel, Horse & Country, which is distributed on cable and FAST platforms in many key equestrian markets around the world including the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
And there’s more to come from the new partnership as H&C will be showing select qualifier legs for the RDS Dublin Horse Show 2025, full details to be announced in the new year.
Commenting for H&C, Director of Content Jonathan Rippon said, “I am very pleased to announce this partnership with ShowjumpingIreland. We’ve worked together with great success in the past and what better way to reignite the relationship than with such a prestigious competition as the Plusvital Premier Series.”
On behalf of SJI, Ronan Corrigan said, “ShowJumpingIreland are delighted to work with H&C to promote Irish Showjumping to a global audience. SJI and H&C have previously had a very successful partnership and SJI sees the coverage of the upcoming 2025 Irish Showjumping Season through H&C and SJI Live as being the perfect medium to promote the sport and the breeding and production of Irish showjumping horses to a broad audience.”
“The programme of events that will be available during 2025 will showcase the high standards of riders and horses on the Irish Circuit. The Plusvital Premier Series is the pinnacle of Irish National Showjumping and, together with the Dublin Horse Show Young Horse Qualifiers, this audience will get a chance to watch and source some of the best young showjumping horses in Ireland and Europe. We look forward to working with H&C to provide top quality programmes.”
CEO of Plusvital Group, Eoin Thompson, said, “Plusvital is thrilled to be the title sponsor of the Plusvital Premier Series for 2025. With each event broadcast live and free to view on H&C+ and SJI Live, and select classes live on the Horse & Country channel, this is a fantastic opportunity for Plusvital to showcase our brand, and also for Irish producers to promote their horses on a global stage.”
Once each event is over, members of H&C+ will be able to watch the action on-demand. Annual membership of H&C+ is only €84.99 (£74.99) as a one-off payment, or there’s an option to pay in 12 monthly instalments of €8.99 (£7.99).
H&C+ members get access to all of H&C’s other live streams and can also enjoy our extensive library of masterclasses, rider profiles and documentaries, featuring many of the top names from the equestrian world. Full details on how to join H&C+ can be found at www.horseandcountry.tv and to find out more about how to watch the Horse & Country channel, visit www.horseandcountry.tv/ways-to-watch
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Horse & Country is the leading international sports network for the passionate and active equestrian community. Headquartered in London, it is available globally via connected TVs, mobile and web and on leading digital and pay-TV platforms in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia. Horse & Country’s programming line-up includes live coverage from leading sporting competitions in all equestrian disciplines, as well as training and learning shows, documentaries, and entertainment.