Sunday 14th April was the date for the Laurel View leg of the Inter Venue Tour. A wind that meant business made things more than a little difficult for the organisers, particularly as the newly resurfaced outdoor arena was the location for the jumping on this occasion. The show was very well supported despite the [...]
The Working Hunter show for horses at Connell Hill was a huge success as this was the second opportunity to qualify for the Northern Ireland Festival to be held at Cavan Equestrian Centre on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2013. Riders and horses were all groomed and impeccably well turned out each putting their [...]
The Friday night training show saw young riders and young horses entering the world of show jumping. These shows are ideal for introducing the young horse to a course of jumps, warming up along side other horses, pa system, music etc and also the younger and ‘not so younger’ riders to the circuit. Riders of [...]
Ireland’s largest agri-food show has moved! And there is no moving away from the fact that one of the biggest attractions of the 2013 Balmoral Show is likely to be its new home, Balmoral Park. After 117 years at its south Belfast site, the RUAS annual show will begin a new chapter in its [...]
A qualifier for RUAS Balmoral Show was held at The Kernan Equestrian Centre on Saturday April 14th. The decision to stay indoors proved to be the right one as although the storms forecast did not materialise the winds were very strong. The first competition, the 2 phase run Amateur kicked off in good time with [...]
As the snow has finally cleared, competitors that were house-bound were once again able to travel to Connell Hills’ Friday night training show. It was a friendly, relaxed family night, where competitors had the opportunity of jumping young horses and also horses new to their riders. To start the night off Lauren Fleming on ‘Lola’ [...]
Sat 4th May 2013, Leaving Crosskennan at 12 noon Light refreshments on return to sanctuary Tiny Tim, the Crosskennan Collie, says, ‘’If you can’t take part in the 4 mile walk but still want to help, why not sponsor me? I’ve been in training to raise funds for my rescued friends.’‘ To sponsor Tim visit his [...]
The Pony Club and Society of Equestrian Artists (SEA) are looking for the next generation of talented equestrian artists! In conjunction with the SEA, The Pony Club is encouraging its Members and volunteers to use their artistic skills to depict a favourite memory from their Pony Club experiences, and win the chance to have their [...]
Come along on Sunday 5th May to The Meadows Equestrian Centre in Lurgan to help raise money for the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children. We will have 2 arenas running with something for everyone. (Both arenas will start at 9.30am sharp) The pony arena will start with cross poles and will run up to [...]
The Racehorse to Riding Horse held a recent show at Limepark for an enthusiastic and delighted crowd of competitors and spectators on Sunday 14th April. A number of new faces joined the group with everyone commenting on their great day. Invited judge for the day was Linda Buchanan, who kindly judged both the retraining and [...]
Training Dates Code Venue Date Close of Entries IC 1 Dollanstown Tue 21st May 15th May IC 2 Scarteen Tue 4th June 28th May IC 3 Forth Mountain Tue 18th June 11th June IC 4 Ravensdale Tue 2nd July 25th June Qualifiers Venue Date Close of Entries Q1 Scarteen 12th June 5th [...]
Ecclesville Centre remained a popular venue for showjumpers as the League reached mid-way on Friday evening. Raymond Caldwell’s flowing courses continue to encourage competitors to come along and make use of the excellent facilities in Fintona. With some speedy combinations already qualified for the Final on 26 April the organisers are anticipating an exciting climax [...]
As the end of this league approaches with the final on Saturday 27th April, Connell Hill enjoyed a fantastic turnout of competitors, many of which had multiple rides. Mr Will Crean designed a course of fences set once again to encourage the younger horses and introduce them to their future as show jumpers. Then as [...]
The first week of Ardnacashel’s Pony Show Jumping league took place on Friday 12 April at 6 pm in the new all weather arena. Competitors enjoyed fine weather and an inviting course for the start of the league. Fantastic prizes for the final which include rugs and 3 tier rosettes. Competitors must compete in four [...]
Colin McClelland, Horse Sport Ireland TIPPERARY-born Denis Lynch collected several top five places at the prestigious five-star show in Paris, France this weekend, but failed to make a dent in Sunday’s 200,000 euro Grand Prix when he faulted once in the first round on Abbervail van het Dingeshof. With Thomas Straumann’s gelding Lantinus, the Irish [...]
Balmoral Thursday Showing Results
Yearlings 21 COLT or GELDING, foaled in 2016, thoroughbred and non thoroughbred, entered in their respective stud book, likely to make a high class performer. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 53 Gibson, Mr Desmond ROLEX 2nd 60 O Gorman, Mr Kieran MURPHY 2 3rd 58 Martin, Mrs Pat CLOVER CHOICE 4th 55 Kirkpatrick, Mrs [...]
Balmoral Results Wednesday 10th May 2017
28 MARE or GELDING, 4 years old, capable of carrying over 14st [89kg]. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 137 Tierney Mrs Daphne BLOOMFIELD BADGER 2nd 134 McElligott, Richard F PUSHKIN 3rd 136 Rothwell, Mr. Derry GREENHALL HUNTSMAN 4th 139 Williams, Mr Ian MARLFIELD 5th 138 Wallace, Mr Trevor APPLE JACK 29 MARE or GELDING, 4 [...]
Knotts Bakery Sponsor Young Event Horse Championship
The RUAS are delighted to announce that Knotts Bakery is continuing their sponsorship of the Young Event Horse Championship at Balmoral Show 2017. There will be four year old and five year old classes which aim to identify high calibre horses bred in Ireland with the potential to become top class eventers. The Knotts Bakery [...]
RUAS Launch Four Day Balmoral Show
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) today launched the 149th Balmoral Show in partnership with Ulster Bank. This year’s Show will provide an exciting mix of food, farming excellence and showmanship alongside an exhilarating entertainment schedule from 10th – 13th May 2017. With many new additions to the Show, news of a fourth day is proving the most [...]
Dublin Horse Show Officially Launched
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD officially launched the Dublin Horse Show today June 15th at the RDS, Dublin. The participation of many Rio-bound gold medal hopefuls at this year’s Dublin Horse Show means a change from the traditional August dates to July 20-24 for this summer institution. Despite the earlier date, [...]
