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HM Queen Elizabeth II receives inaugural FEI Lifetime Achievement award

HM Queen Elizabeth II receives inaugural FEI Lifetime Achievement award

| December 1, 2014

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II today became the first recipient of the FEI Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of her leading role as supporter of equestrian sport throughout her reign as British monarch. The award was presented to Her Majesty by FEI President HRH Princess Haya at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace  in the presence [...]

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William Whitaker is The Conqueror at Stuttgart

William Whitaker is The Conqueror at Stuttgart

| November 28, 2014

William Whitaker stepped right into the limelight with a brilliant win with Fandango at the fifth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2014/2015 Western European League series in Stuttgart, Germany today. The 25-year-old nephew of British legends, John and Michael Whitaker, out-classed many of the best in the world in a thrilling 10-horse [...]

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Winter Schedule Launched For Strule Valley

Winter Schedule Launched For Strule Valley

| November 28, 2014

STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB commence their winter schedule of activities with dressage training with Dale Roberts at the RDA. Members & friends look forward to their Christmas Meal/Night out on Saturday 6th December in The Millstone & Mandi King will return for one final showjumping lesson of the year on the 10th December.  The annual Christmas Show is planned for [...]

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LimePark Equestrian Enjoy Bumper Show

LimePark Equestrian Enjoy Bumper Show

| November 28, 2014

LimePark Equestrian Winter Horse & Pony League 2014 Results Sunday 23rd Nov 2014 Sunday saw another great show at Lime Park Equestrian.  The sun shone and the competitors were out in force for the 4th week of the league!  Courses flowed and jumping was good with plenty of room to warm up in the outdoor arena. [...]

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Gransha Provides Great Venue for Dressage League

Gransha Provides Great Venue for Dressage League

| November 27, 2014

Gransha Equestrian Centre hosted the third round of the Chris Semple Photography Dressage league on Sunday 23rd November.  The chat heard among competitors is that Gransha is a very relaxed atmosphere to compete at with horses enjoying the good surfaces. It was very exciting to watch Lucy Adams riding Get-Set at Inter 1 level in [...]

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Horse Racing Ireland 2014 Awards App Goes Live

Horse Racing Ireland 2014 Awards App Goes Live

| November 27, 2014

The Outstanding Achievement category of the Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) Awards is open to public vote through a dedicated awards app which is now available to download through iTunes or Google Play. Each voter will be entered into a draw for two people to attend the Awards at Leopardstown Racecourse on December 8th. The Outstanding [...]

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Electric Atmosphere At Kernan Equestrian Centre

Electric Atmosphere At Kernan Equestrian Centre

| November 27, 2014

Kernan Equestrian Centre Watters Electrical Horse & Pony League Results: Saturday 22nd November 2014   Starter Stakes-1, Buzz (Connell Cunningham); Voucher Winner 1,Twinkle Toes (Kenny Treanor): 1, Blacky (Shea Griffin); 1, Lisbuck Dancer (Rian og Martin);   60cm-1, Buzz  (Shannon Treanor): Voucher Winner 1, Miss Ping Pong (Hannah Sherlock); 1,Twinkle Toes (Shannon Treanor);   70cm- 1,  Bugsy [...]

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Ladies Leading the Way in Kernan’s Top Classes

Ladies Leading the Way in Kernan’s Top Classes

| November 26, 2014

Kernan Equestrian Centre Horse & Ponies League Sunday 23rd November 2014 HORSES 80cm- 1, T. Duffy’s Achn Moto X (Teresa Duffy); 90cms- 1, J. Griffin’s Cregmore Hughie (Jim Griffin); 1, D. Vallely’s Drumakill Dream Two (Deidre Vallely); 1m- 1, D. Alexander Newberry’s Mullaghadrin Diamond Day (Deborah Alexandra Newberry); 1, D. Valley’s Flagstaff Dream (Deidre Vallely);  1,J. Haffey’s [...]

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Kilkeel Team Flying High at Mossvale Equestrian Centre

Kilkeel Team Flying High at Mossvale Equestrian Centre

| November 26, 2014

Results of horse and pony jumping held on Monday 10th 70cm Button, Elizabeth Irvine. 80cm Archie, Edmund Whiteside.   Results of pony jumping held on Friday 14th Cross Poles Special; Dusty, Chloe Agnew. 40cm 1st= Meg, Todd Bryson drew the trophy; Joe, Kaitlyn Kearns. 50cm 1st= Barney, Bailey Parker drew the trophy; Merlin, Emma Burns; Meg, Todd [...]

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Crosskennan Lane Christmas Sale Event

Crosskennan Lane Christmas Sale Event

| November 26, 2014

Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary, in Antrim will be having a Christmas sale event at the charity’s log cabin on Sunday 30th November 1-3pm.  There will be Christmas goods for sale, pony rides, tombola, mince pies, and refreshments. Everyone is welcome to come along but wear appropriate footwear as the recent heavy rain has taken its [...]

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Lots To Do at Knockagh View

Lots To Do at Knockagh View

| November 25, 2014

Charity schools show jumping event Be* the change schools show jumping competition takes place on Saturday 6th December hosted by Knockagh View Equestrian Centre.  There are novice and open team competitions and primary and secondary individual classes. There are trophies in all classes for the winners, entries close on Wednesday 3rd December. For an entry [...]

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Strule Valley Announce Christmas Show

Strule Valley Announce Christmas Show

| November 25, 2014

Strule Valley Riding Club have just announced the date for their Christmas Show. Please see the poster below for further details and make sure you don’t miss this super riding club event.

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Equestrian heroes shortlist for FEI Awards 2014 announced

Equestrian heroes shortlist for FEI Awards 2014 announced

| November 25, 2014

The shortlist for the FEI Awards 2014, the Oscars of the equestrian world, will be revealed on Facebook and Twitter by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport. The annual awards, launched in 2009, put the spotlight on the men, women, young people and organisations that make outstanding contributions to [...]

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Ravensdale Leagues Near Conclusion

Ravensdale Leagues Near Conclusion

| November 24, 2014

Week ending 23rd November 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The autumn / winter run of shows continued this week at Ravensdale Lodge as the twelve weeks of leagues and shows draws to a close. There are two weeks remaining in this league before the finals take place beginning Thursday 11th November. SJI [...]

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Breen and Allen Keep Up Pressure in Stuttgart With Top Five Places

Breen and Allen Keep Up Pressure in Stuttgart With Top Five Places

| November 24, 2014

IRISH show jumping duo Shane Breen and Bertram Allen kept up an almost relentless pressure at the five-star World Cup show in Stuttgart, Germany last weekend, once again scoring top five places against formidable opposition. Tipperary-born Breen, who opened the show with a win on Thursday aboard Wembley Farms Inc’s Calido Boy, claimed a third [...]

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