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BHS Ireland Annual Meeting Planned for Monday, 21 February 2013 at 7PM Monday, 21 October 2013 at 7PM Hillsborough Community Centre, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6LX BHS Ireland Gold Members are invited to come along to the Annual Meeting on Monday night. We will show a selection of photographs from the BHS Ireland Adult Camps taken [...]
COOLCORRON Cool Diamond, one of Ireland’s top show jumpers for many years, died on Friday October 18th at Coolcorron Stud, Cork. The Irish Sport Horse stallion competed at home and abroad with Robert Splaine, Irish Show Jumping High Performance Manager, from 1995 until the horse’s retirement in 2007. “He was great”, said Splaine today (Saturday). [...]
Now the nights are drawing in where better to be on a Wednesday evening than at Laurel View for the Wednesday evening jumping, all indoors! The Winter Show Jumping League got underway on 2nd October, with the current league running right up until Wednesday 18th December, so plenty of time yet to rack up points [...]
Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary,CLAS, invites you to join them at the Michelin Athletic Club, 30 Woodside Road, Ballymena, BT42 4HX on Friday 25th October from 7:30pm to 1am for a night of music and fun. Resident “DJ Kenny Davidson” will play a mix of country and disco music for the charity’s Country/Disco Night. Line dancers [...]
Saturday 12th October 2013 was the Route Hunt pre season mini hunt at the kennels. A total of 25 riders turned out and this included some hunting for the first time as well as visitors from Londonderry and Donegal. Before leaving hunt treasurer Mike Alcorn gave a short talk about hunting, a cheque was presented [...]
Saturday 12th October saw a another great day for the Dressage For All Autumn League at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, which was kindly judged by Debbie Osborough (and Lynsey Craig!). Thanks also to A.P.Photography for covering the event. The league is open to everyone and classes range from Walk/Trot only tests, Preliminary, Novice and [...]
The Strathearn Branch of The Pony Club have won the Equimax 3D Worming Prince Philip Cup Mounted Games Final held at Horse of The Year Show (HOYS), NEC Birmingham. Relative newcomers to the Prince Philip Cup final, first qualifying in 2011, Strathearn have come a close second to stalwarts the Oakley Hunt (West) Branch in [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre, Autumn Pony Show/Ulster Region Pony League, 12th October 2013 All 128cm Classes Organised by Damian McPhillips 128 70cms 1 Div. D. Mc Phillips Scarletts Fireball (Mark Mc Phillips); E. Trenier Mini Digger (Lewis Trenier): 128 80cms 1 Div. P. Mc Garrell’s Patient Lady (Jordan Mc Garrell); J. Roulston’s Killytilly (Alana Roulston): A. & J. [...]
As the Autumn temperatures drop considerably competitors arrived at Connell Hills Training Show on Friday night to keep warm as they warmed up in the outdoor arena to then jump a superb course of fences in the indoor arena. Competitors find this show to be very advantageous to not only improving their own riding skills [...]
Saturday saw competitors take the last opportunity to qualify for Connell Hills’ £1,000 Derby League which was a most competitive day enjoyed by all as this show was held in the very spacious new outdoor arena. Competitors jumped an extensive course of show jumping, working hunter and portable fences which horses and riders executed with [...]
Results of Horse and Pony jumping held on Monday 7th October 70cm 1st= Robbie, Sonia Walker; Conn, Chelsea Orr. 1m 1st= Oscar, Caitlin Stuart; Dan, Caroline Black. Results of Pony jumping held on Friday 11th October. Cross Poles 1st= Sparky, Laura McClelland drew the trophy; Misty, Adam Adair; Rocky, Sarah McPolin; Sox, Chloe Agnew; Max, [...]
Standard Setting Day Stages 1, 2 & 3 Thursday, 24 October 2013 Thornton Park Equestrian Centre, Co Dublin 10am to 3pm Standard Setting Day Stages 1, 2 & 3 Friday 22 November 2013 Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Templepatrick, Co Antrim 3pm to 8pm Cost: – £30 per person or Euro equivalent (To include [...]
The final of the Outdoor Derby League took place at Laurel View on Sunday 22nd September. It was a fine day to finish the league out in the open; competitors came from round and about to tackle the twists and turns of the derby course. Over the 60cm Megan Norton and Hatti rode a lovely [...]
IRELAND’S Harold Megahey won the British Young Rider Eventing Championship at Weston Park in England, aboard Britt Megahey’s Chuckelberry yeterday. The Co. Antrim-born rider, who was a team gold medallist for Ireland at the Junior European Eventing Championships in France last month, saw off 22 other combinations bidding for the two-star title. In the two-star [...]
The Laurel View Summer Dressage League concluded on Sunday 15th September. All throughout the summer participants have been practicing and performing their tests, to determine who would take home the league prizes competitors top two scores plus their score at the final are added together. So who ended up on the roll of honour? Lucy [...]
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, [...]
