International
Team RED MILLS show jumping rider Bertram Allen and the seven-year-old mare Barnike, have become the first combination in history to score back-to-back wins in at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2014 at Lanaken in Belgium. Having landed the gold medal in 2013, Bertram Allen and the daughter of Baldwin B, [...]
IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine has announced the jumping order of his selected team that will compete in today’s Italian Nations’ Cup in Arezzo. Scheduled to start at 1.30pm Irish time, and featuring a total of 13 nations, Ireland is drawn eighth to jump in the competition, and will line out in the following [...]
There was a significant swing away from the traditional dominance of Turkey and Greece as the host nation, and the visitors from Slovenia, made a big impact at the FEI Balkan Jumping Championships 2014 staged at Konjicki Klub Karoca in Zagreb, Croatia last weekend. Written by By Louise Parkes At the 2013 fixture on their home [...]
IRISH teenager Bertram Allen added valuable points to his Longines World Rider ranking when finishing third on Sunday evening in the big jump-off class at Lausanne in Switzerland. Wexford-born Allen, who is currently Ireland’s highest-placed rider with a 32nd position in the rankings, steered the chestnut stallion Romanov into the 12-strong second round, but at [...]
Tipperary’s Greg Broderick beat off a top class international field of 45 horses and riders, to win Thursday’s two-phase competition at the 2 star show in Arezzo, Italy. Written by Brian Hennessy Broderick was riding the Noel Cawley owned ten-year-old Crusing mare Rincarina, and finished with well over a second in hand over his nearest [...]
The FEI WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses will take place from 18th to 21st September in Lanaken, Belgium. Fifteen Irish Sport Horses have been selected to represent the Irish Sport Horse Studbook at these prestigious Championships for 5, 6 and 7 year old horses. The Irish Sport Horse Studbook has enjoyed huge [...]
As title sponsor of the Burghley Horse Trials, and proud partner of the British Equestrian Federation, Land Rover spoke exclusively to Team GBR rider Harry Meade. Hear what Burghley means to Harry and his reflections on the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games TM where Harry experienced mixed emotions following the tragic death of his horse [...]
Jeroen Dubbeldam made it double-gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy today when adding the individual title to last Thursday’s team victory for The Netherlands. He made his way into this afternoon’s top-four Jumping final thanks to a horse that he admitted was inexperienced at this level of the sport and which clearly [...]
There was a fairytale ending to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials when New Zealander Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and his delightful grey gelding Avebury made history with a third successive victory at this always challenging British CCI4*. Written by By Kate Green The legendary New Zealander also sprang into a bonus fourth place in the FEI Classics™, [...]
Co Tyrone’s Peter Smyth and the gelding Admiran Cassio were crowned 2014 Leinster Summer Tour champions, following the final round of the series at the Irish Breeders Classic in Barnadown Co Wexford. Written by Brian Hennessy Trailing league leaders Eddie Moloney with Pashmina K by two points heading into the final leg, Smyth overtook Kilkenny [...]
Less than 48 hours after been sold at auction for the sum of €50,000, the six year-old mare Talks Cheap went a long way to repaying her new owners investment, buy winning the world’s richest young horse show jumping competition, The Irish Breeders Classic Final, at Barnadown in Co Wexford. Having purchased Talks Cheap over [...]
Sam Griffiths (AUS) and Happy Times have retained their place at the top of the leaderboard after the first day of dressage at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials on a score of 40.2. Sam and the 15-year-old gelding, who he owns along with Steve and Dinah Posford and Juliet Donald, hold a narrow lead [...]
The Netherlands took their second world Jumping championship team title in style today at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy. They benefitted from the lead they established in yesterday’s round to narrowly pip the host nation of France at the end of a nail-biting contest, while the USA took bronze. Written by [...]
The 630 plus retailers are putting the finishing touches to their displays, ready to greet the first of the expected 160,000 visitors to the 2014 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The trot up has taken place, and the most enthusiastic of the 64 riders have had their first opportunity to get out on to the [...]
THE Irish show jumping team came tantalisingly close to obtaining automatic qualification for the Rio Olympics when finishing seventh at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy this afternoon (Thursday). Ireland’s quartet of Darragh Kenny, Bertram Allen, Denis Lynch and Cameron Hanley moved up one place from their overnight position, but because Olympic host nation Brazil [...]
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, [...]
