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O'Leary's Irish Diamond has now received performance certificates at 1st, 2nd and 3rd level from the United States Dressage Federation. Unfortunately, capable Irish Draught Horses are not being competed in the US in the sports of Dressage and Show Jumping. To this date no other Irish Draughts have come close to getting a performance certificate in Dressage. Except for one other stallion, no Irish Draughts have seriously competed in Show Jumping. O'Leary's Irish Diamond in less than six months of training won Open and Open Modified Show Jumping Championships.
 Irish shows his beautiful canter. At Newberry he received a 7s on his three tempe and four tempe flying changes and 8s for his extended trots. Because of his size there was concern early that the judges wouldn't like him. But he consistently receives 8s on his gaits dispelling any notion that judges don't like his type. Two years ago Irish qualified for horse of the year for Irish Horses but the American Draught Society refused to recognize his accomplishments. The American Society has ignored the stallion since his owner criticized the society for its policy of approving Stallions without demanding they be performance tested. In fact the American Society's whose approved stallions are not recognized in Ireland doesn't even see a stallion under saddle before approving it for breeding. They claim performance testing will cause for a loss of bone, substance and mind. A ridiculous argument, when one realizes O'Leary's Irish Diamond the top performance Irish Draught in the world has superior bone, size, and temperament. When he was approved by the Irish Horse Board he not only was the top performer he was the top in his conformation class.
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