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The Pony Club’s Chief Executive, Judy Edwards, has announced that she will be stepping down at the end of March 2015. Judy, a former Trustee of The Pony Club was appointed as Chief Executive in 2005. A well respected equestrian figure, Judy enjoyed a competitive career before creating Coppice Acres Show Jumping Arena at her [...]
Jeroen Dubbeldam made it double-gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy today when adding the individual title to last Thursday’s team victory for The Netherlands. He made his way into this afternoon’s top-four Jumping final thanks to a horse that he admitted was inexperienced at this level of the sport and which clearly [...]
There was a fairytale ending to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials when New Zealander Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and his delightful grey gelding Avebury made history with a third successive victory at this always challenging British CCI4*. Written by By Kate Green The legendary New Zealander also sprang into a bonus fourth place in the FEI Classics™, [...]
A major, multi-million pound investment programme at Down Royal Racecourse will be completed next month after it officially unveils a brand new bar and social space, it was announced today. Down Royal, which has already invested over £5 million in its racing and hospitality facilities, said it is spending a further £250,000 as part of [...]
Co Tyrone’s Peter Smyth and the gelding Admiran Cassio were crowned 2014 Leinster Summer Tour champions, following the final round of the series at the Irish Breeders Classic in Barnadown Co Wexford. Written by Brian Hennessy Trailing league leaders Eddie Moloney with Pashmina K by two points heading into the final leg, Smyth overtook Kilkenny [...]
Less than 48 hours after been sold at auction for the sum of €50,000, the six year-old mare Talks Cheap went a long way to repaying her new owners investment, buy winning the world’s richest young horse show jumping competition, The Irish Breeders Classic Final, at Barnadown in Co Wexford. Having purchased Talks Cheap over [...]
Kilkenny’s Vincent Byrne is the 2014 Showjumping Ireland National Grand Prix league champion, following a runner-up placing in the final round of the series at Barnadown in Co Wexford. Byrne had led the Horseware/TRM sponsored series for much of the year, before being overtaken in recent weeks by Co Meath’s Alexander Butler. Butler had gone [...]
Week ending 7th September 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Ravensdale Lodge are set to run the opening round of the Autumn Grand Prix league during their weekend show this coming Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of September. Sponsored once again by MSL Mercedes-Benz, the Grand Prix class carries a purse of €3000 [...]
Sam Griffiths (AUS) and Happy Times have retained their place at the top of the leaderboard after the first day of dressage at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials on a score of 40.2. Sam and the 15-year-old gelding, who he owns along with Steve and Dinah Posford and Juliet Donald, hold a narrow lead [...]
The Netherlands took their second world Jumping championship team title in style today at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy. They benefitted from the lead they established in yesterday’s round to narrowly pip the host nation of France at the end of a nail-biting contest, while the USA took bronze. Written by [...]
Sunday 17th August saw a great day at the Summer Derby and the final round of the “Jump Challenge League” at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. A combination of show jumping, working hunter and cross-country fences provided a final challenging course with a few new fences, which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, especially in [...]
The 630 plus retailers are putting the finishing touches to their displays, ready to greet the first of the expected 160,000 visitors to the 2014 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The trot up has taken place, and the most enthusiastic of the 64 riders have had their first opportunity to get out on to the [...]
THE Irish show jumping team came tantalisingly close to obtaining automatic qualification for the Rio Olympics when finishing seventh at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy this afternoon (Thursday). Ireland’s quartet of Darragh Kenny, Bertram Allen, Denis Lynch and Cameron Hanley moved up one place from their overnight position, but because Olympic host nation Brazil [...]
The Netherlands lie top of the team standings while French star, Patrice Delaveau, heads the individual leaderboard after the first round of the team Jumping competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy (FRA) today. Written by By Louise Parkes On day two of the Jumping championships Frederic Cottier’s exquisite course design again played [...]
Following a very successful Summer for the Omagh based group of Riding for Disabled, the centre is due to open its doors again at the end of September for the new term, with some new faces (riders and horses) joining the team. One of the highlights of the summer was those members who competed at [...]
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, [...]
