Charity
Last weekend Omagh RDA was visited by British Para Equestrian Coach, Clive Milkins. During his time at the centre, Clive delivered training to all Omagh RDA Coaches, as well as providing numerous rider clinics for both able bodied and Disabled clients. Clive has a wealth of experience in the equine industry, having started off in [...]
Spring has definitely sprung at the RDA centre, Omagh as they gear up for the busy final term of the year. Following the recent successes that the group has had at the local sports awards, the riders and volunteers of the Arvalee based group are preparing for yet another busy end to the year, with [...]
First Meeting of the International Horse Sports Confederation Focus on Horse Welfare At the first meeting of the International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC), the FEI and the IFHA confirmed that they share the same core values of protecting horse welfare and discussed in detail the different models under which both organisations operate. The two organisations [...]
Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary,CLAS. in Antrim was established in 1996 and was the first educational equine welfare charity set up in Northern Ireland. The charity is concerned with the rescue and rehabilitation of animals, in particular horses and ponies, but also dogs, cats and chickens that have been abused and neglected. At CLAS the animals [...]
As March brings the start of Spring, it’s also time to clear out those tack rooms in the annual ‘Spring Clean’. If your in a quandary what to do with those spare odds and ends, those bridles that haven’t been used in a while or perhaps those saddlecloths that are no longer used, why not [...]
January 14th sees the start of the new term for Riders at Omagh RDA. Since stopping for the Christmas break, volunteers of the group have been very busy building 4 new lodden stables, as well as ensuring that all the horses were well cared for during the Christmas festivities. As well as new [...]
Ballycastle & rural riding community held a santa’s pony parade on Sunday 15th in aid of raising money for motor neurones disease. 25 horse and riders paraded around Ballycastle in Christmas fancy dress for the cause. The turnout was spectacular despite the poor weather, and the festive spirit was flowing! The day was finished with [...]
Local charity CAUSE is asking the equestrian world to support it’s new Young Carers Equine Programme this Christmas to help those young people and children who care for a loved one with a serious mental illness. Caring for a distressed parent or sibling can have significant consequences when a young carer is left to cope [...]
Due to the demand for it’s Xmas ballot tickets and Xmas cards Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary,CLAS, will be opening it’s reception area on Sunday 8th Dec from 1-3pm to allow the public to come up to collect tickets and cards. All the proceeds will go towards the animal welfare charity’s Winter Feed fund. It will [...]
National Trust at Rowallane Garden Saintfield hosted The Launch of this years Saintfield Christmas Charity Ride on Saturday 7th.December and The Yuletide Market at Rowallane Garden on Saturday 7th.and Sunday 8th.December. The natural beauty of Rowallane on a crisp, sunny late Nov.day was breath taking. The place was buzzing with old world charm when the carriage arrived [...]
Every year, this month sees a whole host of moustache-related fund-raising activities in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. So, this year, why not extend this to your horses?! Equestrian Clearance are running a social media campaign pitting a horse, Murphy, and a human, Ashley, against each other in a ‘tache battle! The campaign, called #horsevshuman, [...]
Down Royal Racecourse is holding a Boxing Day Fundraiser for the Jonjo Bright Trust and donating all the proceeds from the sale of an entire suite’s tickets to the Trust. At 19 years old local aspiring amateur jockey, Jonjo Bright was left paralysed following a point-to-point fall on the 2nd March 2013. Each Jonjo Bright [...]
Free Spirit Equestrian held a fun show to raise awareness and funds for Crosskennan Lane Sancturary Co Antrim, by kind permission of Lorraine Hutchinson. It was a relaxed start to the day with leadrein ponies setting the style, as the day progressed, classes got busier with the arrival of cobs, horses and exracers. The judges on [...]
Gather your friends for a spectacular evening in aid of a worthy cause…. The Cotswold RDA is delighted to announce they will be holding a fund raising ball on Saturday 1st March 2014. The ‘Cirque Noir Ball’ will take place from 7pm at ‘The Centaur’ located at racing’s prestigious Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire. The night will [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
