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Commandant John Ledingham, retd.

Date of Birth 26.6.1958

Residence Ireland

John was an Irish international show jumper and now is an international equestrian coach. John rode for Ireland as a Junior, joined the Irish Army in 1976 as a cadet and the Equitation School in 1978. His horses included Sliabh na mBan, Kilkenny, Gabhran, Ard na Croise, Kilcoltrim, Castlepollard and Kilbaha. He won three Hickstead Derbies, in 1984 with Gabhran, and in 1994 and 1995 with Kilbaha. Castlepollard won three Speed Derbies at Hickstead in succession from 1993 to 1995. John competed on his first Nations Cup team at Lucerne, Switzerland, in 1980, having joined the Irish Army Equitation School in 1978.He won the Puissance in RDS, Dublin on four occasions between 1986 and 1990, including new Irish Record 7' 5".He has represented Ireland on 63 Nations Cup teams. He is a five time winner of the Aga Khan trophy at RDS, Dublin. A member of multiple European Championship teams, John has represented Ireland at World Championships in Aachen 1986, The Hague 1994 and in Rome in 1998. John jumped on the Irish Team with Kilcoltrim at the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988.He has been National Champion on two occasions. He has been awarded a gold FEI badge. John was second-in-command and Chief Instructor of the Irish Army Equitation School until his retirement in March 2002.

Olympic Games 1988	 Seoul (KOR)	               Kilcoltrim

World Championships 1998	 3rd WEG Rome (ITA)	       Kilbaha 1994	 2nd WEG The Hague (NED)	Kilbaha 1986	 Aachen (GER)	               Gabhran

Continental Championships 1997	 CH-EU Mannheim (GER)	       Kilbaha 1995	 CH-EU St Gallen (SUI)	       Kilbaha 1983	 CH-EU Hickstead (GBR)	       Lough Crew