International
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 [...]
REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2013/2014 – Round 4 Written by Louise Parkes, FEI New York fashion designer, Reem Acra, was one of many to watch in awe as Great Britain’s Charlotte Du Jardin and Valegro smashed the Freestyle world record with a breath-taking winning performance at the London International Horse Show in Olympia tonight. The [...]
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 [...]
Note from Horse Sport Ireland: THE FEI has confirmed to Horse Sport Ireland that next year’s European Pony Championships in Show Jumping, Eventing and Dressage will take place at Millstreet in Co. Cork from Wednesday, July 30th to Sunday, August 3rd 2014. Horse Sport Ireland Chairman Pat Wall complimented both Millstreet’s Duggan family on securing [...]
Note from Horse Sport Ireland: MAYO’S Cameron Hanley posted Ireland’s best show jumping Grand Prix result this weekend with an 8,750 euro eighth place in the prestigious five-star Gucci Grand Prix in Paris, France today (Sunday), while in Salzburg, Austria, an Irish-bred horse took the Grand Prix honours. Riding Eleonore Paschoud and Yves Bouvier’s stylish [...]
IRELAND’S Olympic Bronze Medallist Cian O’Connor was reunited with his London mount Blue Loyd today (Sunday) for the Magna Racino Grand Prix at the three-star Ebreichsdorf show in Austria, and claimed third place. The 34 year-old Meath-based rider was one of just seven combinations to get through to the jump-off from a starting list of [...]
Note from Horse Sport Ireland: EIGHTEEN year-old Bertram Allen continued his recent run of sparkling form on Sunday when he won the Grand Prix at Leszno in Poland and also the final of the Silver Tour, with a second place in the Gold Tour Final to complete his day’s successes. With Ballywalter Farms’s grey mare [...]
Note from Horse Sport Ireland IN the official Longines World Show Jumping Rankings published on Tuesday, covering competitions during the month of October, Ireland has eight riders in the top 100, one more than in September’s list. Tipperary’s Denis Lynch remains highest-placed of the Irish at No. 23, one position higher than in the previous [...]
Representatives from National Federations on four continents made impassioned pleas for HRH Princess Haya to reverse her decision not to stand for a third term as FEI President during today’s FEI General Assembly in Montreux (SUI). The calls came after 100 National Federations signed a petition requesting the convening of an extraordinary general assembly as [...]
Week ending 3rd November 2013, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. After the success of the Bumper Halloween Show last Sunday Ravemsdale Lodge returned to its normal run of shows this week. There were large turn out’s on Thursday for the Tonino Lamborghini SJI registered indoor horse show and the Botanica International indoor horse [...]
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has confirmed to the FEI that it is withdrawing from the bid process for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 and will not now be putting in a formal bid. The FEI had received four formal Expressions of Interest by the 30 September deadline, one from Britain, two from the [...]
Just a fortnight ago saw the exceptional Damon Hill son ‘Damon’s Dream’ sell in the thrilling 46th Westphalian Elite auction. We now look forward to December 1st for the Pony Auction where you can find talented and athletic dressage and jumping ponies trained in the classical German tradition all under one roof. The Westphalian ponies [...]
FEI: Written by Kate Green William Fox-Pitt had three shots to clinch Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), first event of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014 season but, in a nail-biting finale, it took the Briton until his third and last ride, Seacookie TSF, to secure the top prize. After an outstanding day’s Cross Country yesterday, Fox-Pitt [...]
IRELAND’S Joseph Murphy and his Cruising gelding Electric Cruise finished eighth amongst 72 of the world’s top combinations in the four-star event in Pau, France today. The Pau three-day event is one of only six four-star events in the world and Murphy added just four faults in today’s difficult show jumping phase following an outstanding [...]
TIPPERARY’S Shane Breen claimed third place in a tense World Cup Qualifier in Helsinki, Finland on Sunday which saw only eight of the 36 starters managing to achieve a clear first round. Breen and his own ten year-old stallion Balloon navigated a stylish zero-penalty start and in the jump-off came home clear once more in [...]
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, [...]
