International
Horse Sport Ireland has just announced that GAIN Horse Feeds will be the Official Feed Consultants to Team Ireland Equestrian Teams. In addition to this, Glanbia and GAIN will be the Official Sponsor of Team Ireland Equestrian underage Eventing and Show Jumping teams. This exciting new partnership will run for four years and offers a [...]
Colin McClelland, Hose Sport Ireland KILKENNY’S Marion Hughes claimed Ireland’s first big international victory of the weekend when she steered the Irish Sport Horse mare Heritage HHS Fortuna to a win at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates this afternoon (Saturday). The Portuguese-based rider went against the clock in a five star competition that [...]
NATALYA Coyle and Eanna Bailey made history in the USA yesterday (Sunday) where they won Ireland’s first ever medal at a World Cup competition. The pair claimed Silver in the Mixed Relay event of the modern pentathlon in Palm Springs, California. Both athletes produced an excellent display in the fencing to score 31 victories and [...]
The FEI and the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) have embarked on a three-year plan in response to growing demand from countries for help in improving cross-border movement of top-level sport horses, as participation in equestrian competitions reaches a record high. Several proposals have been made under the plan, including a full-time secondment of a [...]
CORK’S Shane Sweetnam placed third in last night’s (Saturday) World Cup Grand Prix in Wellington, Florida, with fellow Irish rider Conor Swail taking eighth. With 125,000 dollars in prize money at stake, competition was understandably intense, and at the finish only four combinations achieved double clear rounds, with the USA’s Beezie Madden and Cortes C [...]
After months of planning and several unexpected changes, Olivia and I left the ranch on time with an obscene amount of baggage and as many warm wishes. But as fate would have it there was one more change in future. Once we reached Atlanta we experienced, as so many travelers before us, unexpected delays. So [...]
THE Wellington Dressage CDI-W at the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Florida USA drew to a close today (Sunday) with an Irish win. The featured class was the FEI Intermediare Freestyle. First place in the $6,000 FEI Intermediare Freestyle went to Ireland’s Sonia Zugel riding her mount Ungaro (Weltmeyer II x Wendekreis) with [...]
PATRICK Wall has been appointed as the new Chairman of Horse Sport Ireland following his nomination by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar, it was announced today (Thursday). Patrick Wall is Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin, and is qualified both as a veterinary surgeon and a medical doctor. He was [...]
Welcome to our new website for 2013! We would like to introduce you firstly to our new look home page featuring our latest news articles in headlines and photographs so you get to read the freshest stories and articles without even having to look for them. You can still select your favourite discipline from our [...]
Harness racing has a rich history in Prince Edward Island – Farmers raced their horses back before Confederation in 1867. It has evolved into an important sport in the Maritimes with one of the country’s most significant races taking place in Charlottetown every summer….the Gold Cup and Saucer Race. It attracts some of the top horses [...]
Few things in life bring me more joy than riding good horses with good friends. This weekend was full to the brim with joy and happiness but as with most wonderful things it didn’t come without tremendous effort. What was supposed to be our sunny south Texas getaway started early Friday morning at the balmy [...]
Two very excited ladies are travelling on a journey from USA through Europe to Rome to raise awareness of the plight of horses worldwide. They have agreed to keep us updated on their journey as they go with images and pony tales so stay tuned and keep reading their wonderful updates… So, two Cowgirls go [...]
With the new Eventing season fast approaching, time is running out to secure your tickets for the 2013 International Eventing Forum to get your season off on the ‘best hoof’ possible! The date is Monday 4th February, the place is Hartpury College, and the experience will be out of this world, as the speaker list [...]
FEI Lausanne Andrew Nicholson (NZL) has netted the 50,000 USD bonus as the HSBC Rankings leader at the end of the 2012 season, after holding on to the world number one spot since claiming team bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Pictured right: Andrew Nicholson (NZL), HSBC Rankings leader at the end of the [...]
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, [...]
