Eventing
Fresh from victory at Chatsworth, Sarah Ennis holds fourth place overnight at Tattersalls International Horse Trials
Ireland’s Jennifer Diamond Remains Best of the Irish Heading into Final Day of the Connolly’s RED MILLS CCI** U25 competition at Tattersalls International Horse Trials
Great Britain’s Izzy Taylor takes the lead in The Irish Field CCI*** Class at Tattersalls International Horse Trials & Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland For the fourth year running, course designer Ian Stark displayed his creative flare, producing what riders have described as an “inviting but challenging and unique course” testing their [...]
GREAT BRITAIN’S KITTY KING IN THE LEAD ATFER DAY 1 OF TATTERSALLS INTERNATIONAL HORSE TRIALS & COUNTRY FAIR IN ASSOCIATION WITH HORSE SPORT IRELAND
To view live results as they happen, click this link or visit the Eventing Ireland website where the very reliable team behind the scenes are working hard to upload results as they happen throughout the event. At the end of day one, Oliver Townend and Colonel Joe led the way for Great Britain in the [...]
This year we will not be covering Tattersalls International Horse Trials with live commentary, photographs and articles etc. We would like to thank our international audience especially for all the emails and Facebook messages we received this week enquiring about the coverage. In answer to those requests and for anyone else who would like to [...]
IRELAND’S Camilla Speirs with Bridget Speirs’s diminutive Irish Sport Horse Portersize Just a Jif climbed 13 places to finish seventh overall at the prestigious three-star event in Saumur, France today on Sunday. The combination, who survived a spectacular fall on cross country at the 2012 London Olympics, showed no hesitation yesterday on Saumur’s track, coming [...]
FRASER Duffy racked up his second win in the ISH Eventing series when taking the 5 Year-Old trophy with Greenhall Derry River (ISH) at Killossery today (Sunday). The winner is a bay gelding by Crosstown Dancer (RID) out of the Dam Dunganstown Gem (TB) and was bred by Mary Rothwell and owned by Carol Gee. [...]
Horseware Ireland and Tattersalls International are once again searching for the best dressed man and woman from the massive international field at Tattersalls Horse Trials Tuesday and Wednesday trot-ups next week. There are two €200 prizes up for grabs for the most stylish male and female riders. Dress to impress and you could win a [...]
On Monday 5th May 2014 North Down Pony Club held its 75th Anniversary One Day Event at Ballygraffan, Comber with the kind permission of J & J Burgess. The forecast wasn’t good but apart from a few light showers the day remained dry and windy, much to everyone’s relief. The competition ran very much to [...]
FRASER Duffy and Fernhill Cayenne (ISH) won the first leg of the 6 Year-Old ISH Eventing series at Kilmanahan today (Sunday). The winner is a bay gelding by Porsch (BWP) (APP) out of the Dam Molougha Flora (ISH) and was bred by Jill Carberry and owned by Carol Gee Second was Readstown Frankie (ISH) ridden [...]
Written By Kate Green Popular Australian rider Sam Griffiths produced a superb display of horsemanship in today’s Jumping phase to win his first major title, the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), fourth leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014, with Paulank Brockagh, the mare that he co-owns with Dinah Posford and Jules Carter. In a competition [...]
AFTER one of the most dramatic competitions in its 65-year history, an Irish Sport Horse won the Badminton four-star Horse Trials in England today (Sunday), with three other Irish-bred horses finishing in the top ten. Bred in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow by Paula Cullen – mother of Irish rugby star Leo Cullen – the bay mare [...]
Bandon Based, Michael Ryan may not be competing in Badminton Horse Trials this year, but it will be a special occasion for him as he is one of two riders that will be presented with an Armada Dish from the World famous Badminton Horse Trials this weekend. The award is presented to riders for completing [...]
SEVEN Irish competitors, all riding Irish Sport Horses, will take part at Badminton Horse Trials, which starts today (Thursday) at the Duke of Beaufort’s estate in England. Badminton, which is officially Britain’s largest outdoor sporting event, sees the cream of international talent vying for the coveted Mitsubishi Trophy over four days of top class competition. [...]
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, [...]
