Robbie Kearns (IRL) and CHANCE ENCOUNTER during the Cross Country phase, Agria FEI Eventing European Championships, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire UK 20 September 2025Chance Encounter, who helped Ireland secure its historic team silver medal at the Agria Blenheim European Eventing Championships last month, has died aged 16. The Irish Sport Horse gelding, owned by Belline Estate Equestrian and his rider Robbie Kearns, was taken to an equine hospital and treated for colic and sepsis, but could no...
