Downpatrick lad Patrick Turley rode his first ever double when winning on the Brian Hamilton first timer Big Vincey and Gary Magil trained Bran Castle. Big Vincey’s job was made easier when odds on favourite North Square fell at the third fence but after being given a patient ride and arriving to challenge after the [...]
“From Field to Show Ring” Showing & Working Hunter Practical Demo and Lecture With Toni Donnelly Sat 23rd of Feb at Foxhill Farm Carryduff @ 2.00pm Delivered throw the eyes of a SHOW JUDGE, SHOW RIDER AND SHOWING COACH Lecture topics will include; horse type & conformation, nutrition & health, fitness & training, tack [...]
Sunday 3rd Feb 2013 saw the final of Lime Park Equestrian Centre’s Indoor Show Jumping League. An absolutely fabulous day was had by all, with a great atmosphere and flowing courses. Prizes were in abundance, with all qualified riders receiving a prize. Again there were a lot of new faces enjoying the great facilities and [...]
On Saturday 2nd February 16 members of The Route Hunt met at The Cam near Limavady for a hunt hosted by The McCloskey family. The hunt had been cancelled for 2 weeks because of snow so everyone was happy to be out again. Before setting off all enjoyed mulled wine which was very welcomed in [...]
Down Royal’s first meeting of 2013 has been re-scheduled and will run on Tuesday 12th February. The gates open at 11.00am with the first race commencing at 1.05pm approx. with the seventh and final race scheduled for 4.05pm approx. All tickets purchased for Wednesday 6th February will be valid on Tuesday 12th February. Entrance tickets [...]
Always mindful of the challenges that face competitors in these tough economic times, Ravensdale Lodge are delighted to announce a number of new and innovative ideas that are aimed to help. Travel and the cost of fuel has risen greatly over the past couple of years with the cost of travelling to shows now outweighing [...]
The Racehorse to Riding Horse Ireland association are holding a ‘Night at the Races’ at the Dundalk stadium on 1st March 2013. The evening will consist of both horse and greyhound racing and buffet. Accommodation is available at a local hotel if required. The message from the association is to come along and enjoy the [...]
Tuesday 29th January saw the fourth week of indoor eventing league take place at Gransha EC, near Bangor. Each week competitors have had to tackle a more challenging track of fences, expertly designed by Mark Robinson, including technical lines, skinnies and water trays. The same horse and rider combination must compete in 5 out of [...]
The stormy weather did not faze the young horses that entered the arena to jump at Connell Hill on Thursday night as they gain confidence week after week by jumping in an indoor arena where their schooling is an enjoyable experience. As the weather is pretty much unpredictable this is the ideal opportunity to get [...]
Due to popular demand, The Meadows Equestrian Centre, in association with Eventing Ireland (NR) are going to extend the current series of Flexi Eventing which will now run each Saturday until 23 February. This is suitable for riders of all abilities who can choose any one, two or three of the disciplines of dressage, show [...]
It was certainly a case of all roads leading to The Meadows on Saturday where the Lurgan Equestrian Centre was a hive of eventing activity. With almost 100 dressage entries, the judges, Vanda Robinson, Lynsey Craig and Fiona Morrow were kept occupied until after 3pm. Meantime the showjumping got underway ahead of schedule and continued [...]
Connell Hill saw some super jumping as horses jumped at the first day of the Horse SJI Spring league. It was nice to see some lovely young horses out Ryan Hunter on RNH Boudicca, Noel McKee on Keeford Carousel, Claire Spillane on Cor De La as they jumped double clear rounds in the 80 cm [...]
Laurel View horses and ponies got a special New Year Makeover on New Year’s Day. Over the Christmas and New Year holiday period the riding school horses and ponies get a break from their regular ride routine, if the weather is favourable they escape to the fields to get their heads showered. But for the [...]
Ecclesville Centre, Fintona welcomed many of its regular competitors to the first of their Training Shows on Friday evening with all the classes being well supported. Raymond Caldwell built flowing courses to ease everyone back into competition after the winter break. The Training Shows will continue for the next four Friday evenings, commencing at 6.15pm [...]
THE Wellington Dressage CDI-W at the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Florida USA drew to a close today (Sunday) with an Irish win. The featured class was the FEI Intermediare Freestyle. First place in the $6,000 FEI Intermediare Freestyle went to Ireland’s Sonia Zugel riding her mount Ungaro (Weltmeyer II x Wendekreis) with [...]
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, [...]
