Eventing
With weather conditions not being what they should for this time of year and some events not running due to wet ground, numbers remain good for all events at Ravensdale Lodge over the past few weeks. Indoor arenas and good surfaces are always a draw for riders when the weather is inclement, add to this [...]
Tredstep Ireland, the leading designer and manufacturer of equestrian wear have joined the panel of Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair Class sponsors. The Dublin based company have signed a three year deal to sponsor the CCIJ* Class at the International Event. The CCIJ* at Tattersalls will also be the final for the Tredstep sponsored [...]
Last weekend, Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre in conjunction with Charles Owen had the pleasure of hosting world champions Pippa and William Funnell. They were there to conduct a series of private one hour group lessons which booked out within days of being released. An exclusive, by invitation only event was held on Friday evening with the couple, [...]
Ravensdale Lodge are set to play host to the first qualifier for a new equestrian competition to be held at Balmoral Show in May. The Young Event Horse class will be divided into two sections for four and five year olds respectively and will be run in the same format as the equivalent classes in [...]
The first of the Northern Region Eventing Ireland one day events will begin this Saturday at Tyrella House in Downpatrick. With 316 competitors entered, it plans to be an extremely long day beginning with dressage tests at 08.00am. An army of volunteers have been organised by Dora Beacom to make the event possible with everything [...]
The French team scored a convincing win on home ground in the opening leg of FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2014 held at Fontainebleau (FRA) over the weekend. A strong quartet set the standard for the season by leading the Dressage, and were then the only team to produce four clear Cross Country rounds. Former dual [...]
Crowne Plaza Dundalk SJI registered indoor horse league Thursday 2oth March. Horses (11am). 80cm class: No clear rounds. 90cm class: Jade Savage’s Echo Design (J. Savage). 1m class, divided between: Caroline Mc Guirk’s Lisbane Calliterra (C. Mc Guirk), Louise Doyle’s Ballyvalley Bay (L. Doyle), Denise Kelly’s Evil Kenivil (D. Kelly), Marie Quigley’s Castleroche Star (H. [...]
The FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2014 season kicks off this weekend with what promises to be an exciting and competitive start at Fontainebleau (FRA) on 20-23 March. This increasingly popular series continues to expand, and in 2014 it will comprise nine events in nine different countries thanks to the addition of an Irish leg, at [...]
Eventing Ireland is delighted to announce Equest Pramox has confirmed sponsorship for a third year with the Equest Pramox CNC2* Class. The series consists of five legs during the season in which the overall Series Winner will receive Equest Pramox product plus €500 in prize money and a rug for the horse. “Eamonn O’Sullivan, CAE Business [...]
Tyrella was packed on Saturday and Sunday for a weekend extravaganza run by Eventing Ireland’s Northern Region. The weather certainly was in our favour as the County Down estate was bathed in glorious sunshine. Saturday was the Annual Two Phase Event where three testing tracks, designed and built by Adam Stevenson provided plenty of challenges [...]
With competitions continuing unabated at Ravensdale Lodge, registered ponies join the already tight schedule of leagues at the centre on Thursday evening from 5pm. This will be the first week of registered ponies in 2014 as they join the horses who jump from 11am the same day. Half way through the winter / spring season [...]
Derry’s Daniel Coyle may have been the man on form at Ravensdale Lodge last Sunday as he collected his third Spring Tour Grand Prix in a row at the centre but it was local riders who won the lion’s share of the prize fund in the early classes. Talented young rider, Ellie Hughes from Carlingford [...]
Weather conditions were extremely trying at Tyrella for the Iveagh Spring Derby with the show jumping course in particular falling victim to the incredibly strong winds that prevailed in the morning. However due the the abundance of hard work put in by an extremely hard working committee from Iveagh Pony Club the day was still [...]
Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre in conjunction with Charles Owen are thrilled to announce that world champions Pippa and William Funnell will be visiting them to conduct a series of private 1 hour group lessons on 29th & 30th March. William will conduct show jumping lessons from 9-1pm each day followed by lunch and Pippa will [...]
Eventing Ireland is delighted to welcome on board a new sponsor for the 2014 season. Wilkie and Flanagan Solicitors will be sponsoring a new series for the CNCJ1* class which will focus on awarding points for those who jump clear in the show jumping and cross country phases. Therefore, the winner of the class may [...]
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, [...]
