International
FOLLOWING the FEI Individual Pony dressage competition on Saturday at the Addington CDIP, Buckinghamshire, UK, Ireland’s Katie Burns and Caracas qualified for Sunday’s Freestyle to Music (Kur) where they scored 64.62% to place 14th. The class was won by Great Britain’s 2014 European silver medallist Pheobe Peters riding SL Lucci, with 2014 gold medallist, Germany’s [...]
Implementation of a robust and workable equine ID system was pinpointed as the cornerstone for equine health, welfare and management in the UK, at the 23rd National Equine Forum, held on 5th March. Whether reviewing the Equine Sector 2015 General Election Manifesto for the Horse, discussing the practicalities of equine legislation, the management of health and disease [...]
ONLY Ireland’s Cian O’Connor and America’s world-ranked number eight Beezie Madden made it through to the jump-off in the Live Oak international Grand Prix in Florida last night, but O’ Connor snatched the 12,000 euro trophy when Madden faulted once in the final round. Picking up a zero score in the jump-off was a notable [...]
DENIS Lynch, Ireland’s sole competitor at the four-star show in Braunschweig, Germany, made it a hat trick of wins on Sunday with victory in the Grand Prix aboard Thomas Straumann’s Abbervail van het Dingeshof. Remarkably, the Tipperary-born rider won three consecutive major competitions at the German venue on the 15 year-old gelding over a period [...]
IRISH riders took third, fourth and fifth places in Thursday’s Challenge Cup Round 11 at the international Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA. Offaly’s Darragh Kenny kept up his recent run of good form by claiming third place with a double clear round on Caroline Loyd’s gelding Sans Soucis Z, while Tipperary’s Kevin Babington was [...]
YOUNG Rider and U25 Eventing High Performance Manager Sally Corscadden revealed Team Ireland Equestrian’s Under 25 high performance squad for 2015. “I am pleased to announce 11 riders have earned a place in the Under 25 Eventing High Performance Squad for 2015. Between the fitness testing, interviews and training days, they have all shown enough [...]
Spring is in the air for the international Eventing community with the eagerly awaited launch this weekend of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2015 season at the popular French venue of Fontainebleau. This series, first piloted in 2012, was designed to aid national coaches in preparing their championship squads by providing them with the opportunity [...]
CO. DOWN’S Dermott Lennon was one of two Irish show jumping Grand Prix winners on Sunday, but in an unusual twist had to share first place at the Spanish Sunshine Tour with Briton Robert Bevis, both riders recording an identical time at the end of the 12-horse jump off. Former World Champion Lennon piloted his [...]
Atlantic Tour Young horse Classes are hotly contested this week with the European Cup totalling 44,500 euros in prize money! This week, Emma Stoker, in the young horses’ competition, is under the spotlight. The British rider achieved a double victory in the 2015 Young Horses European Cup, riding Shelby 12 and Quincy Lady, in the finals for [...]
Once again Centro Hípico de Vilamoura hosted another great show jumping competition. The CSI2 * Grand Prix was won by Adeline Hecart. The French rider Adeline Hecart was the best among 67 other riders who competed in the Grand Prix, this weekend at Vilamoura Atlantic Tour 2015. Adeline, with the help of her horse [...]
Ireland’s Greg Broderick and Going Global, owned by Caledonia Stables at HITS Thermal. Tipperary’s Greg Broderick added to his growing list of prize-winning results at the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal California, with two top-ten placings in Friday night’s $25,500 SmartPak Grand Prix. The Thurles native slotted into eighth place with the Caledonia [...]
IRELAND’S teenage jumping sensation Bertram Allen pulled off yet another triumph today (Sunday) when he won the three-star Dortmund Grand Prix on Billy Twomey’s 17 year-old stallion Romanov. Up against an international field mostly made up of older riders and younger horses, the 19 year-old Wexford native nevertheless broke through the 50-strong startlist to become [...]
Colin McDonald and Karen Hughes, RUAS, remind exhibitors that entries close for Balmoral Show 2015 on Wednesday 18th March. Entries can be made online at www.balmoralshow.co.uk or for an application pack, phone Karen on 02890 686186. To keep up to date with 2015 Balmoral Show News check out our website www.balmoralshow.co.uk, Facebook: Balmoral Show and [...]
OFFALY-born rider Darragh Kenny produced a second place at the five-star show in Wellington, Florida last Friday night, missing out on the top prize by just three quarters of a second. The evening’s feature speed competition saw the 27 year-old US-based rider claim one of 13 clear rounds in the competition aboard the Spruce Meadows-owned [...]
Tipperary’s Greg Broderick has continued his excellent run of form at the H.I.T.S Desert Classic Show in Thermal California, taking two more top placing’s at the American West-Coast fixture. Broderick finished as runner up in last Thursday night’s 1.40m competition with the Elizabeth Shire owned gelding M.H.S Automatic, while on Wednesday he finished fifth with [...]
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, [...]
