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JADE IS STILL ‘CIAN’ ON SHOWJUMPING AFTER BRUSH WITH OLYMPIC MEDALLIST

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Caption -  Jade McClafferty on her horse London Jen after getting a lesson with Olympic medallist Cian O'Connor

Caption - Jade McClafferty on her horse London Jen after getting a lesson with Olympic medallist Cian O'Connor

It's not every day you get a lesson from an Olympic medallist.

That's the prize Jade McClafferty from St Johnston won at the Dublin Horse Show.photo 2

The 14 year old spent a day with top Irish show jumper Cian O'Connor at his yard near Ashbourne.

As it turned out it was a special day for both of them.

Not only did Jade get a lesson from Cian, she also got to watch him win the Grand Prix at Killossery Show on the same day.

"It was unbelievable as I thought I was going to spend an hour with him and as it turned out we were with him all day, he could not have been nicer," said Jade.

"It was great to see him in action and then to get a lesson with him in his indoor arena was really special. It's a day I won't forget."

Cian was just back from the US where he was competing in Florida and the next day he was off to Canada to teach students.

He is hoping to qualify for the Olympics in Rio next year and is confident he can go one better than the London games in 2012 where he finished with a bronze medal.

The prize lesson was sponsored by Gain Horse Feeds, one of Cian's many sponsors.


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