Simone Hession appointed as new Horse Sport Ireland Performance Para Dressage Manager

Horse Sport Ireland is happy to announce that Simone Hession has been appointed as High Performance Para Dressage Manager ahead of the FEI Para Dressage European Championships in Ermelo later this year. Hession succeeds Debora Pijpers in the role and takes over a Para Dressage programme in excellent shape, with Irish athletes achieving multiple top-10 finishes at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She brings a wealth of experience to the role as a Horse Sport Ireland Level 2 coach and accomplished dressage rider, based at her yard, Beezies Stud in Sligo. From here, she combines her coaching with breeding and producing Irish-bred horses. As an athlete, Hession is best known for competing in dressage with a number of home-bred horses from Preliminary to Grand Prix level. She is also the founder and organiser of the successful Wild Atlantic Dressage Festival. Hession said: “I am privileged to be given the opportunity […]