Eventing
Week ending 16th November 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The recent torrential rainfall did not deter combinations from finding their way to Ravensdale Lodge to compete this past week. More availed of the opportunity to hire the indoor arenas at the centre to school animals which they could not exercise at home [...]
The charming South Australian city of Adelaide has put on its best “bib and tucker”, with Jacaranda trees covering the city in a beautiful pre-Christmas mauve haze, ready for the FEI Classics™ at the most prestigious equestrian event in the Southern Hemisphere, the Australian International 3 Day Event. Written by Anna Sharpley This second leg of [...]
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) launched a bursary on November 6th, which will be awarded to a student studying Equine Management at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Enniskillen campus. The £1000 bursary, which will be linked to an assignment to produce a short video aimed at encouraging more young people to get [...]
On Saturday 25th October there was a hive of activity at the Hamilton’s farm near Broughshane, where the Mid Antrim Hunt held their Hunter Trials. Joe Hamilton and his team, which included his brother Bob, Ricky Waide and Jamie Sloan, had been working very hard indeed in the weeks before and Joe should be very [...]
JOSEPH Murphy claimed a career best when finishing in fifth place for Ireland at the four-star event in Pau, France this afternoon (Sunday). The Mullingar rider also took the trophy for best cross country round of the competition. Murphy, riding the Irish Sport Horse Sportsfield Othello, had three fences down in the final show jumping [...]
A group of some of Ireland’s top Show Jumping and Eventing riders visited Emerald International Equestrian Centre in Co Kildare with their horses on Tuesday 14th October to sample the fantastic facilities on offer, as Emerald International prepares for its forthcoming Irish Masters Show which runs from November 14th – 16th. 2014. Those in attendance were incredibly [...]
Week ending 12th October 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Show organisers at Ravensdale Lodge are gearing up for a giveaway spree over the Halloween bank holiday weekend from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th October. Not only will the centre be holding their annual “Spooktacular Bumper Bank Holiday Show” on Sunday 26th, they [...]
At Castlehill Equestrian Centre by kind permission of Beverley Caves, the Mid Antrim Hunt hosted a very successful Jump Cross on Saturday 11th October. The early mist cleared to leave a beautiful day with the exception of a heavy shower at the start of the Open Class. There were very few entries for the 50cm [...]
At the end of September, Co Antrim’s Harold Megahey returned from the European Young Rider Eventing Championships in Portugal with yet another team gold medal, making it his fourth European medal in three years. After two years on the Junior Eventing team, 19 year old Harold and Chuckelberry, his famous grey gelding, advanced onto Ireland’s [...]
FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing: Kiwis triumph in Boekelo thriller but Germany are invincible as series champions New Zealand scored their second victory of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2014 season with a fine win in a thrilling and competitive final leg at Boekelo (NED) CCIO3*. Lausanne (SUI) An all-female British team ran the Kiwis close [...]
Week ending 5th October 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Trekking Centre. Weekly shows ran as normal this week at Ravensdale Lodge as the weather turned more seasonable after the fine recent spell. SJI registered indoor show jumping for horses was held on Thursday with six modified classes from 80cm to 1.10 starting at 11am, [...]
An in-form German team reigned supreme at Waregem (BEL), the eighth and penultimate competition in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2014. They scored a fifth successive victory in the series and have now extended their lead to 10 points over Great Britain, who finished second at Belgium’s premier event. Andreas Ostholt, riding Pennysylvania 28, Anna-Maria [...]
Week ending 28th September 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. It may be a case of sound and picture not matching but combinations were none the less happy to move indoors last week at Ravensdale Lodge. The words winter & indoor seemed out of place as the country enjoyed the continued spell of [...]
Week ending 21st September, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Following on from the excitement of the recent Autumn Grand Prix show weekend, last week saw the finals of the short six week summer / autumn run of shows at Ravensdale Lodge with 5 different disciplines up for decision throughout the week. First up [...]
The conclusion of the Tredstep CNCJ1* Autumn Series was held at Ballindenisk International on Sunday 21 September. Lydia Dawson riding Gloster Boy went into the final in equal first position with Cathal Daniels and Ballyknock Nice Guy. Points were doubled in the CCIJ1* final so the pressure was on! Charlotte Dixon riding Shadow Light were [...]
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, [...]
