HORSES Performance Hunter 70cms 1, True Love (June Ellenberg); 2,Cafre Lunar Escape (Lisa Doogan); 3, Millers Diamond Jack (Samuel Roney); 4,Baby Bud (Aoife O’Grady); 5, Cor Rambker (Kerri Rafferty); Festival Working Hunter Horse 80cms 1, Millers Diamond Jack (Samuel Roney); 2,Cor Rambler (Kerri Rafferty); 3,Remy XO (Carol O’Connor); 4,Connamore (Jackie Loughran); 5,True Love (June Ellenberg); [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB celebrated 17 years recently with their Annual Combined Training Competition at the RDA, Arvalee, Omagh. The Club would like to thank all those who helped make the day a success; Ivor Russell & Alison Donnell for setting up the dressage arena, Myra Greeves judging, Alison Donnell scribe, Pearl Donnell entries & [...]
CORK’S Shane Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm’s Cyklon opened the 11th week of the Florida Winter Equestrian Festival tonight (Wednesday) with victory in the $34,000 1m45 speed class, marking the Irish rider’s fifth world ranking competition win of the circuit at the Palm Beach venue. Thirty-three year-old US-based Sweetnam also took fifth place in the [...]
Tyrella was packed on Saturday and Sunday for a weekend extravaganza run by Eventing Ireland’s Northern Region. The weather certainly was in our favour as the County Down estate was bathed in glorious sunshine. Saturday was the Annual Two Phase Event where three testing tracks, designed and built by Adam Stevenson provided plenty of challenges [...]
RDA Coleraine held their weekly Thursday Night Horse Training show on the 13th March 14. These shows will run each Thursday night during spring and are for all ages and abilities. They provide both the rider and horse the opportunity to develop in confidence and ability in an enjoyable, friendly environment. The shows are not [...]
The Sun Shone for a busy weekend of events at Knockagh View Equestrian Centre, Greenisland. Saturday was a Jump Cross day, with the good weather our SJI National course designer Alistair Megahey went outdoor’s to the huge sand arena. As always the course looked fantastic with the optional joker fence causing a few problems and [...]
With competitions continuing unabated at Ravensdale Lodge, registered ponies join the already tight schedule of leagues at the centre on Thursday evening from 5pm. This will be the first week of registered ponies in 2014 as they join the horses who jump from 11am the same day. Half way through the winter / spring season [...]
Sunday was the first week of the dressage league at Knockagh View Equestrian Centre, Greenisland, the 2nd week will take place on Sunday 23rd March with the final on Sunday 6th April. Competitors must compete at 1 week plus the final with the best score from the first 2 weeks going forward to the final [...]
The Annual St Patrick’s Schools’ Jumping at The Meadows was another huge success with very large entries across the board meaning that jumping continued unabated from 9am till dusk. Although rain threatened at times, competitors were blessed with a glorious day and the standard of jumping was impressively high. There was even representation from Newbridge, [...]
WITH Cork’s Shane Sweetnam having opened Week Ten of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida with a win, it was left to Kilkenny’s Richie Moloney to close proceedings last night (Sunday) with both a first and third place. Moloney qualified two horses for the jump-off in the Suncast 1m50 Championship Jumper Classic, taking the lead [...]
With spring very much in the air this past week equine enthusiasts turned out to jump at Connell Hills Training Show on Friday night in high spirits. All received a warm welcome and were greeted with a much inviting free flowing course of colourful fences designed to encourage and thus improve the performance of horse [...]
Spectators were treated to three days of extremely high quality competition at Portmore Equestrian Centre this weekend in newly refurbished premises. Purple was the colour of choice as a selection of new jumps courtesy of Nicholl Show Jumps joined the freshly painted purple surroundings. Friday began with Katy Connor, Joanne Jarden and Laura Cornett in [...]
The sixth round of the HSI/ Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour at Portmore Equestrian Centre in Co Armagh saw the top prize staying north of the border, as Co Fermanagh rider James Hogg scored a comprehensive victory with Edgar Hogg’s grey gelding Interpreter. The host venue Portmore Equestrian Centre, sponsored the competition with €2,500 on [...]
It was a ‘Grand’ day all round for Connell Hills Grand Prix Horse Show on Saturday, with the sun shining everyone was in tip top form, the car parks filled to capacity as lorry’s and horse boxes arrived in their droves. The presentation of riders entering the arena dressed in full show attire was a [...]
A lovely day was had by everyone at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, on Saturday 8th March where the first round of the Working Hunter For All Spring League got off to a great start with a fantastic turnout. With levels of classes to suit every ability the show was very well supported. Mill Yard [...]
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, [...]
