Easter antics were on the Laurel View agenda indoors on Sunday 27th April with the eagerly anticipated Easter Show. Outdoors in the afternoon the cross country course was also seeing plenty of action with its first go as you please of 2014 following the popular Mid Antrim 2 Phase on the Saturday. The [...]
THE Irish teams for the five-star French and the three-star Danish Nations’ Cup have been announced within the last hour (Thursday). Show Jumping Team manager Robert Splaine at La Baule in France declared his team in jumping order as: Denis Lynch/All Star Cameron Hanley/Antello Z Cian O’Connor/Quidam’s Cherie Billy Twomey/Diaghilev. Splaine said: “This is a [...]
With the biggest weekend in the Ravensdale Lodge calendar fast approaching the finishing touches are being laid at the centre in advance of the Longines National Grand Prix show which is set to be staged over three days from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th May. This sees the fourth year of collaboration between the prestigious [...]
How can you play a love song on a guitar made of rainforest timber? Former Queens University Lecturer in Environmental Ethics, John Catherwood is now championing the use of hardwoods grown in Ireland through his infant company Catherwood Guitars. Catherwood Guitars is the only instrument maker in Northern Ireland that does not use rainforest timber [...]
IRISH riders today (Thursday) clocked up wins in the opening classes of the two European Nations’ Cup shows at La Baule in France and Odense in Denmark. Former World Champion Dermott Lennon took victory in La Baule aboard his 12 year-old gelding Vampire, finishing with well over two seconds in hand over Swiss runner-up, Olympic [...]
With sport and fitness high on the agenda over the weekend a large number of competitors travelled to Connell Hill for the second week of the May SJI Horse League where fitness is an absolute must for both horse and rider. Each competitor had an adventure as they entered classes encountering extensive courses which demanded [...]
CAFRE are excited to announce that they will be delivering an online social media course for equine businesses with the option of achieving an accredited qualification. The LANTRA qualification is a Level 3 Award in the Principles of Social Media and CAFRE will be focusing the training towards equine businesses. LANTRA are the UK’s Sector [...]
April certainly was as successful month for the Omagh Group of Riding for Disabled and its rides, with dominance they secured qualification to the National Championships at the start of April at the Regional Show Jumping Championships; and now at the end of the month the group’s run of good fortune continued at the Regional [...]
Class 21 IRISH DRAUGHT MARE or GELDING, 4 years old and over, exceeding 158cms 1st Louhglin, Mr Patrick J, MO CHARA 2nd Holloway, Mrs Siobhan, TULLYS REBEL 3rd Fitchie, Ms Andree, MILLPARKS SHOGUN 4th Ireland, Miss Lynne, DOWDSTOWN DANCER 5th McClean, Mr Gareth, SHANBALLY LUCKY DIP 6th Stewart, Mr J M, KILLEEN DANCER Class 22 [...]
THE “ALLBED” FIVE YEAR OLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Roxborough Euphoria R Hughes Ryan O’Neill 3 0 32.37 1st 2 Harakiri Z C Coyle Daniel Coyle 3 0 32.60 2nd 3 Blurred Z J Coyle Jordan Coyle 3 0 32.96 3rd 4 Britney B D McCaughey Ryan O’Neill 3 0 34.51 4th 5 Toast J Hogg James [...]
There’s lots coming up at Lessans Riding Stables, Saintfield, this summer, so why not come along and join in the fun! First up is a Combined Training day next Sunday 18 May, from 2pm. Show off your elegance and control, then your bravery and agility with a dressage test followed by a round of showjumps. [...]
International Show Jumping at this year’s Balmoral Show will see some of the top and up-and-coming young riders from the British Isles and across the world, compete head to head. Countries including Egypt, Canada, Thailand, Switzerland, Spain, Great Britain and Ireland, will create a truly international field of show jumpers who are sure to provide [...]
The 2nd International Official Show Jumping will be held at the International Horse Center of Deauville (Normandy, France) from 22 to 25 May. 150 riders aged 12 to 21 years (categories Children, Juniors and Young Riders *) will get a chance to compete in the venue a few months before their elders. These four days of competition will be punctuated by three [...]
After the success of the equestrian classes at Balmoral Show, last year’s organisers, Royal Ulster Agricultural Society have introduced a number of new equine classes to the event at Balmoral Park from the 14 – 16th May. The Young Event Horse class, sponsored by Stonebridge Premium Feeds, is a welcome addition to the Balmoral Show schedule. [...]
NICOLA FitzGibbon and Shantonagh (ISH) won the second leg of the ISH studbook series at Barnadown today (Sunday). The winner is by Power Blade (TB) out of Diamond Explosion (ISH), by King of Diamonds (ID) and was bred and owned by Dermot Forde, County Cavan. Second was Brookwood Supersonic (ISH) ridden by Sean Kavanagh, owned [...]
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, [...]
