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RUAS Launch Four Day Balmoral Show

RUAS Launch Four Day Balmoral Show

| April 14, 2017

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 [...]

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Dublin Horse Show Officially Launched

Dublin Horse Show Officially Launched

| June 27, 2016

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, [...]

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The Pony Club, the British Horse Society and British Showjumping announce new initiative!

The Pony Club, the British Horse Society and British Showjumping announce new initiative!

| December 8, 2015

The Pony Club, the British Horse Society and British Showjumping announce new initiative! The Pony Club is delighted to announce that a number of their Tests will now be recognised as suitable for direct entry to British Horse Society (BHS) and British Showjumping (BS) examinations, and those holding specified BHS and BS qualifications will be [...]

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Pony Club Royal Visit Concludes Pony Racing Season in Style

Pony Club Royal Visit Concludes Pony Racing Season in Style

| November 2, 2015

The final fixture of the Champion Headwear Pony Club Pony Racing series, held at Lingfield Park Racecourse on October 26th 2015, saw sunshine and a special visit from The Pony Club’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal.  As a great turnout of over 400 Pony Club Members, supporters and family poured in through the gates ahead of the [...]

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Equestrian News NI Out of Office

Equestrian News NI Out of Office

| August 24, 2015

The Equestrian News NI office will be closed until the end of September due to staff holidays and essential website maintenance. If you would like to get in touch with us, please email info@equestriannewsni.co.uk and we will reply on our return. Thank you for your continued readership as we promote and report on equestrian activities [...]

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Iveagh’s Successful Campaign to the UK Pony Club Championships

Iveagh’s Successful Campaign to the UK Pony Club Championships

| August 11, 2015

Iveagh Pony Club have recently celebrated one of their most successful campaigns through the Area 17 Competitions, gaining 5 team and 10 individual qualifying spaces for the Pony Club UK Championships in August, hosted at Chomondely Castle in Cheshire. The Area Competitions ran for 3 consecutive weeks, with the first being the Area Dressage at [...]

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El Remanso To Sponsor Pony Club Polo

El Remanso To Sponsor Pony Club Polo

| July 16, 2015

The Pony Club Polo season, which gets underway shortly, will benefit from a new sponsor for 2015 and 2016 in El Remanso. With a high goal team already enjoying success in both Argentina and England, and both men’s and ladies’ tournaments that have already become firm fixtures on the polo calendar, El Remanso have extended [...]

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Busy Summer Ahead for Laurel View Equestrian Centre

Busy Summer Ahead for Laurel View Equestrian Centre

| July 3, 2015

Sunday 5th July – Laurel View Summer Dressage League (3 of 5) full schedule available on www.laurelview.co.uk  Entries by noon on Thursday 2nd July by email to laurelview01@btinternet.com or ring 028 9083 0649. Sunday 12th July – Laurel View Just Jumping, cashback for clear, winner goes free! Terms and conditions apply. More details available on [...]

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Teams announced forPony Club Polocrosse Home Nations International

Teams announced forPony Club Polocrosse Home Nations International

| June 24, 2015

The inaugural Pony Club Polocrosse Home Nations, will see teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete across two days, 25th and 26th July, at Backford in Cheshire. Over 100 players applied to take part, in a selection process involving a written application and observation of players by managers and coaches across the country. Standards were [...]

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A Pioneering Pair of Young Equestrian Groups Launch

A Pioneering Pair of Young Equestrian Groups Launch

| May 28, 2015

Teenagers at Ebony Horse Club, South London, and Red Piece Stables, Northamptonshire, are the latest to benefit from the Young Equestrians scheme, which provides informal social and training opportunities for people aged 13-18 to connect and re-engage with equestrian sport. The Ebony Horse Club Young Equestrians group launched the programme with a riding lesson and ice [...]

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Pony Club Launch Pony Prep Plus

Pony Club Launch Pony Prep Plus

| May 7, 2015

The Pony Club’s advanced e-learning website, www.PonyPrep Plus.org, has been updated to include an exciting new feature! The site now offers the opportunity to upload video content for set ‘Challenges’, furthering the opportunity for young riders to practise and improve their horse care whilst being a part of the wider Pony Club community. Launched at Olympia, the [...]

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Pegus Area 17 Pony Club Championships

Pegus Area 17 Pony Club Championships

| April 23, 2015

Area 17 of the Pony Club are pleased to announce that Pegus Horse Feed are sponsors of theArea 17 Championships. The Championships  are held each year by different Pony Clubs throughout Area 17 covering disciplines  Dressage, Eventing ,Showjumping, Tetrathlon mounted games, Polo cross and Endurance for all ages from 4 to 25 years of age . Liz Lowry when [...]

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Fun In The Sun at North Down Polocrosse Camp

Fun In The Sun at North Down Polocrosse Camp

| April 22, 2015

  Last year Northern Ireland Pony Club Branches took The Pony Club Championships in Cheshire by storm and came out on top of the podium in nearly every competition they entered. Polocrosse was one of their most successful disciplines and so this year, with generous Sponsorship from Pegus Horse Feeds, The North Down Pony Club [...]

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NFU Mutual Pony Club Quiz Continued Success

NFU Mutual Pony Club Quiz Continued Success

| April 16, 2015

Over 100 Pony Club Members gather at Moreton Morrell College, Warwickshire, on April 4th 2015 for The Pony Club National Quiz Finals, kindly supported by NFU Mutual. The NFU Mutual National Quiz attracts teams from Pony Club Branches and Centres throughout the UK, who qualify for the final by winning their Area competition. A total of nineteen [...]

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Area 17 Enjoy Dengie Winter League Finals

Area 17 Enjoy Dengie Winter League Finals

| April 15, 2015

Twenty four members from Area 17 qualified for the Dengie  Showjumping and Dressage Championships and the NFU Quiz Championships at Moreton Morrell college in Warwickshire. In the Dengie Speed Competition Laoise O’Farrell (Iveagh) on Monlough Meteor did a fantastic round to come first, while Kiara Malcolmson (Iveagh) on Tyrone Molly came 6th,a wonderful result for [...]

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