Eventing
HORSE Sport Ireland has announced that Olivia ‘Polly’ Holohan has been appointed as Team Manager of Ireland’s Pony Eventing team. The appointment was confirmed at Tuesday’s Horse Sport Ireland Board meeting following an interview process. Polly Holohan will replace Sue Shortt, who stepped down at the end of 2013 to take up a position as [...]
The clock is ticking and the countdown is on for the forthcoming winter / spring season of shows and events at Ravensdale Lodge. The waiting is over as the 2014 season commences this week at the centre with horse training on Thursday from 11am with classes from 70cm to 1.30m. There are two weeks of [...]
The current series of Flexi Eventing, run by Eventing Ireland (NR), in association with The Meadows Equestrian Centre, got off to a super start on Saturday with large entries in all three disciplines. The weather turned rather nasty by the afternoon but competitors braved the elements to continue with the dressage, showjumping and cross country. [...]
Note from Eventing Ireland: Following the recent online survey regarding the proposed class restructure of Eventing Ireland Classes, the Board of Eventing Ireland has agreed the following changes, effective from 1 January 2014 and will be included in the new rule book. 1. CHANGES TO CLASS NAMES The following changes will be made to [...]
The 2013 Eventing Ireland Northern Region AGM will be held at Lamon Hotel and Country Club on Monday 13 January 2014 at 8pm. All papers regarding the AGM can be downloaded from the Eventing Ireland website. Click here
What is Equestrian Results.co.uk? It’s an online results database for equestrian competitions. It receives results from equestrian centres, clubs and associations and displays those results by horse. How to I add my horse’s details to the website? You click the ‘sign up’ link on the home page and create a user account for you [...]
The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials ( May 7th-11th 2014) public Box Office opens on Monday Jan 13th for advanced bookings. Giuseppe della Chiesa was appointed course designer by the Duke of Beaufort and Event director Hugh Thomas after last year’s record breaking Trials. Prize money for the event has risen considerable with the winner [...]
New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson has collected his second consecutive US$50,000 bonus after an extraordinary 2013 Eventing season as uninterrupted leader of the HSBC Rankings. Nicholson was first awarded the HSBC bonus last year after retaining the top spot in the world Eventing rankings since the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park, where he led [...]
Tatts 2014 will take place over five days for the first time from Wednesday May 28th to Sunday June 1st 2014. With lots of plans in store which will improve the event for both competitors and visitors. Tatts 2014 – Bigger & Better The 2014 Tattersalls International Horse Trials & Country Fair will take place [...]
The annual International Eventing Forum (IEF) at Hartpury College is now an essential date in the diary for Professional and Amateur riders at all levels. The 2014 forum on Monday 3rd February will see the IEF join forces with British Eventing under the banner “Raise your Game”, to offer an even deeper learning experience and [...]
Week ending 15th December 2013, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Tonino Lamborghini indoor SJI registered horse league final Thursday 12th December. 90cm class: Barry Murphy’s Lilux (B. Murphy). 1m class: # 1 Conrad Mc Guinness’ Animo Cruise (C. Mc Guinness) 43.44 seconds, # 2 Lynn Patterson’s Cujo (L. Patterson) 57.40 seconds & [...]
Week ending 1st December 2013, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Technology is the buzz word around Ravensdale Lodge at the moment and with everyone into their gadgets and mobile communication it will be the right place to be in the New Year. Smart tablets , not the ones you swallow , will be [...]
The Northern Region of Eventing Ireland held a very successful Awards Ball at La Mon House Hotel last week end which was attended by almost 400 competitors, sponsors, supporters, owners, breeders and landowners. It was certainly a major Gala Event which promoted and celebrated the many achievements of its members. Georgia Stubington, Chair of Eventing [...]
November 2013: TEKenable, a leading Dublin based software development company, has recently completed a cutting edge interactive membership and horse registration system for Eventing Ireland. The new online system provides Eventing Ireland with the ability to have fully interactive commercial activity and communications with members and volunteers. Eventing Ireland is now able to manage its [...]
CAFRE are hosting a demonstration evening with Olympian Joseph Murphy on Wednesday 4th December at Portmore Equestrian Centre. Joseph will be demonstrating various exercises which riders can utilise to improve their horses during the winter months. The demonstration will consist of two hour long sessions. Triple medallist Harold Megahey will ride in the first session and [...]
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, [...]
