Pony Club
The Pony Club Winter League Show Jumping and Dressage Championships 2014, generously sponsored by Dengie Horse Feeds Ltd the UK’s leading manufacturer of fibre-based horse feeds, are being held at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, during April 12-13th. The hotly contested Championships will act as the high point of the Dengie Winter League for around 200 Pony [...]
Members of the Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club have recently completed a hugely successful project to preserve the rich 50 year history their Branch. The project which was very generously funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund culminated in the production of a beautiful book and a fascinating, lively and fun film. The book, [...]
The Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club has scheduled a massive inter-schools show at Moyallon on Saturday 12th April 2014. All primary schools and secondary schools are invited to attend and it is hoped that as many schools as possible will accept the invitation and send teams along to this fun and competitive day. In [...]
The Pony Club’s Annual Conference was held on March 5th at Epsom Downs Racecourse and welcomed around 500 delegates to it’s a jam-packed line up, expertly compèred by equestrian commentator Mike Tucker. With the 85th Anniversary year a firm focal point, the day acted as a chance to celebrate everything that’s great about The Pony Club, as well [...]
Friday 7th February 2014 saw the culmination of many, many months of hard work and determination pay dividends. It was a night for the glitz and glamour of the red carpet as the Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club premiered their film ‘The Pony Club Way – From Iveagh Playpen to World Stage’. A beautifully [...]
Iveagh Pony Club are planning to hold their Tyrella Spring Derby on Sunday 23rd February. Click here to download an entry form Entry Form 2014 Class 1 1m [...]
Members, families and friends of East Down Branch of the Pony Club recently held their annual prize giving with thanks to The Mill at Ballydugan. District Commissioner, Alison Bissenden welcomed Donna Quail to join her as Joint DC. Having spent many years as secretary for East Down, Donna brings with her a wealth of knowledge [...]
Mid Antrim Pony Club held their Annual Prize Giving Night at the Adair Arms Hotel Ballmena on Saturday 30th November. After a bumper year of events, certificates and badges achieved it was a bonus to hear our DC, Mr George Graham announce that we are now approaching 100 members and are enjoying record attendance at [...]
The Strathearn Branch of The Pony Club have won the Equimax 3D Worming Prince Philip Cup Mounted Games Final held at Horse of The Year Show (HOYS), NEC Birmingham. Relative newcomers to the Prince Philip Cup final, first qualifying in 2011, Strathearn have come a close second to stalwarts the Oakley Hunt (West) Branch in [...]
Following on from the success of East Down members to secure qualifications for the intermediate and novice championships in England, the skill of these young riders continued resulting in prizes. First to travel to Yorkshire was the Tetrathlon Team of Paddy Erskine, Ewan Findlay and Andrew Turley. This young team secured first place in the [...]
Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, Cheshire, played host to the thirteenth Pony Club Novice Championships, generously supported by NFU Mutual during the weekend The Pony Club Novice Championships of August 24-25th. The Novice Championships are the starting point for the future competitive talent in The Pony Club, and hold the finals at Novice level for Pony [...]
The Audi Pony Club Polo Championships, held 9th to 11th August at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, culminated a hotly contested season from some of the best The Audi Pony Club Polo Championships young players in the UK. The Championships host the annual finals for both The Pony Club Polo sections of Handley Cross, Surtees, Loriner, [...]
SUNDAY marked day four of the European Mounted Games Championships, held at Tattersalls in Co. Meath, and the finals were run to determine the best teams in Europe based on speed and pin-point accuracy. The U-17 competition had a nail-biting finish which resulted in a popular win for Ireland. The Irish team were well touted [...]
Following the successful implementation in the discipline of Tetrathlon, The Pony Club is to roll out its mentoring scheme further to the disciplines of Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing at The Pony Club Championships in August. Headed up by Kate Allenby MBE, Modern Pentathlon Olympic Bronze medallist and former Pony Club Member, mentoring was first [...]
The Pony Club held their annual Cubitt Awards ceremony at Stratford Manor, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire on Monday June 3rd. The annual awards take their name from the late Hon Guy Cubitt, who was the Chairman of The Pony Club for 25 years and President from 1970 – 1979, and are held in honour of volunteers who [...]
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, [...]
