Eventing
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their first competition of the new year which will be an Arena Eventing Competition on Sunday 8th February at Ecclesville, Fintona commencing at 1.30 pm with the 60cm class. This will be followed by 70cm, 80cm, 90cm & 1 metre. For those who are not sure what Arena [...]
Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland are delighted to welcome Joanne Quirke and Sallie Ryle to the team in preparation for Ireland’s leading three day event taking place from May 27th to 31st2015. Joanne Quirke is well known in eventing and hunting circles having competed here herself on numerous [...]
It is time to once again for Eventing Ireland members to vote for their favourite 1* and 2* Event of 2014. Members can vote easily online by visiting the Eventing Ireland website or clicking HERE. Simply log in to vote and vote once per member. Closing date is Friday 30 January and the winners will be [...]
Richard Meade (GBR) OBE, triple Olympic gold Eventing champion, former member of the FEI Bureau, FEI Eventing Committee and Chairman of Group II (Northern Europe), has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 76 years old. He became the first British athlete to win individual Eventing gold at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, after making [...]
With Christmas and New Year now a distant memory as everything returns to normality after the seasonal break, show organisers at Ravensdale Lodge are applying the finishing touches in advance of the commencement of the 2015 season in a week’s time. All arenas have been worked on over the holiday period and the annual “spring [...]
Sunday 28th December brought a crisp bright sunny morning and a large number of competitors to Ravensdale Lodge for the last show of the 2014 season. The “Bumper Christmas Show” had seven scheduled classes, all of which were timed, starting with the X poles class which was won by Shea Griffin riding his own Blackie, [...]
The Equestrian News NI Offices will be closed from Thursday 25th December until Thurs 1st January inclusive. We will be carrying out essential maintenance to the website during the break, however should anyone need to contact us, please email info@equestriannewsni.co.uk we would hope to follow up with any requests as soon as we open again. [...]
A new equine veterinary hospital is opening in Greenmount Park adjacent to Limerick Racecourse this Saturday. The hospital is located within the grounds of the old Greenmount Stud and the facility has been reinvigorated to create a centre of excellence for equine care.
The 2015 winter / spring indoor schedule for Ravensdale Lodge has just been finalised. It retains many of the tried and trusted formula of the past few years along with a few new ideas and shows. SJI registered show jumping leagues and Grand Prix shows, horse & pony training, indoor arena eventing and dressage all [...]
Week ending 14th December 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The finals of three autumn / winter leagues were held this week at Ravensdale Lodge and there was great excitement over the three days as combinations battled it out against the clock. First competition up was the final of the SJI registered league [...]
Ingmar De Vos (BEL) was elected as President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) yesterday by an overwhelming majority in the first round of voting, earning 98 votes out of a possible 131. De Vos, 51, Secretary General of the FEI since May 2011, was elected to take charge of the world governing body of [...]
AGNELLI Motor Park, Dublin and Jeep Ireland have announced that they have joined forces with Eventing Ireland’s number one event rider, Olympian Joseph Murphy, as official Ambassador. No stranger to horse power, Murphy and his team will be on the ‘Road to Rio’ with a different type of horse power. To be precise, the international [...]
Week ending 7th December 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. This week’s three autumn / winter league finals brings to a close the competition year at Ravensdale Lodge with only one show remaining before the short winter break. The show in question happens to be the centre’s Bumper Christmas Show on Sunday 28th [...]
The countdown is on to the 2015 International Eventing Forum Set your 2015 Eventing season off on the best foot possible with a day at the 2015 International Eventing Forum, a day that has become an absolute “must attend” for eventing enthusiasts of all levels of skill and ambition! Organised by Irish eventing devotees Jean [...]
Week ending 23rd November 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The autumn / winter run of shows continued this week at Ravensdale Lodge as the twelve weeks of leagues and shows draws to a close. There are two weeks remaining in this league before the finals take place beginning Thursday 11th November. SJI [...]
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, [...]
