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Lime Park Equestrian Horse and Pony Winter Indoor Show Jumping League

Lime Park Equestrian Horse and Pony Winter Indoor Show Jumping League

| November 17, 2015

Sunday 15th November saw the third week of Lime Park Equestrian Centres Annual Winter Horse & Pony Show Jumping League.  Although a wet and windy day the competitors and all arrived bright and early to get started at 11am!  Courses were designed as usual by Mickey McCann.  There was a good turnout of horses and [...]

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Training Show at Connell Hill Beats Blustery Conditions

Training Show at Connell Hill Beats Blustery Conditions

| November 17, 2015

Connell Hill has the answer to the blustery cold wet conditions when no-one can get their horses out as tracks are set in the comfort of the indoor arena; so competitors jumped at this chance and loaded up and travelled to the Training Show on Friday night.  Amelia Bannon and ‘Basil’ opened the show claiming [...]

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Nanny McPhee Sets Bar High at Connell Hill’s Training Show

Nanny McPhee Sets Bar High at Connell Hill’s Training Show

| November 6, 2015

Connell Hills Training Show on Friday night saw the tracks set and awaiting the first competitors of the night to take the opportunity of training and brushing up on skill in the comfort of the indoor arena.  Here the highly maintained surfaces, in both the outdoor and indoor arenas, offer great ride-ability and encourage the [...]

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Cavan Home Pony International Results

Cavan Home Pony International Results

| November 4, 2015

Friday 23rd October 2015 RESULTS for Class 1       148-90CM                                                                             23-Oct-15 1st Iain Howard’s Ownies Choice (Emily Howard), 2nd Michelle Magill’s Cashmir Jumper (Jordyn Magill), 3rd Tracey Howell’s Wivolett Something Special (Cerys Howell), 4th Valerie Charlton’s Woodys Girl (Caragh Charlton), 5th Tracey Howell’s Essenar Luizza (Cerys Howell), 6th David Trenier’s Drumahaire Dodger (Orla Henry), 7th Sandra [...]

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Halloween fun at Ravensdale Lodge

Halloween fun at Ravensdale Lodge

| November 3, 2015

Week ending Sunday 1st November 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Ravensdale Lodge held its annual “Bumper” Halloween  show on Sunday 25th October when great fun & excitement was had by spectators and competitors alike. There was fantastic thought and effort put into fancy dress for horse & rider with headless horsemen, pumpkins, [...]

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Justice ‘Reins’ at Connell hill’s Derby

Justice ‘Reins’ at Connell hill’s Derby

| November 2, 2015

‘JUSTICE’ AT 2ND QUALIFIER OF £1000 INDOOR DERBY LEAGUE AT CONNELL HILL The second qualifier of the £1000 Indoor Derby League at Connell Hill was a most staggering fun filled day coupled with huge enthusiastic competition.  Riders turned out in full competition attire with their mounts immaculately groomed and prepared for an exciting day of [...]

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‘McMullan Team in Top Form’ at Connell Hill’s Training Show

‘McMullan Team in Top Form’ at Connell Hill’s Training Show

| October 22, 2015

Connell Hills action packed weekend got off to a flying start with the Training Show on Friday night with competitors, not only, take full advantage of this glorious autumn weather but also train/school over tracks built to offer confidence aiming higher.  This most enjoyable night, with much encouragement from the side-lines, commenced with a full [...]

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Cavan Equestrian Centre October Horse & Young Rider Show Results

Cavan Equestrian Centre October Horse & Young Rider Show Results

| October 22, 2015

Friday 16th October Event 1 – 90cm 1st Lorna Coffey’s Tristinagh Boy (Lorna Coffey), 2nd Patricia Foley’s Millthyme San Francisco (Patricia Foley), 3rd Sara Pothmann Cullen’s Kilcurry Highness (Sara Pothmann Cullen), 4th Francis Flanagan’s De Valentino (Francis Flanagan), 5th Peter Quinn’s Limehill Flight (Patricia Keenan), 6th Maeve Lunny’s Okee Dokee (Maeve Lunny) Event 2 – [...]

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Laurel View Jumping League Underway

Laurel View Jumping League Underway

| October 21, 2015

Seems no time since spring and the last Laurel View Pounds for Points League, but here we are with the second night of the winter show jumping league well underway. Time flies when you are having fun!   Speed isn’t necessarily the best option at the Pounds for Points league as it is more important [...]

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Halloween fun For Ravensdale Lodge

Halloween fun For Ravensdale Lodge

| October 20, 2015

Week ending 18th October 2015, results & report Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Ravensdale Lodge will host their last but one “Bumper” bank holiday shows of 2015 on Sunday 25th October when the hold their annual Halloween show which has a start time of 11am. This “Grand Prix” show for leisure riders will have [...]

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‘Rolly’ on a Roll at Knockagh

‘Rolly’ on a Roll at Knockagh

| October 20, 2015

Knockagh View Equestrian Centre held an All Silver showjumping day on Sunday, the sun shone and competitors enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and beautiful trophies.  Young Jude Acheson was on a roll winning the trophy in both the 30 & 40cm classes on Rolly while his cousin Thomas Patton jumped a fast clear to lift the [...]

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‘High light’ jumping at Connell Hill’s SJI Autumn Horse League

‘High light’ jumping at Connell Hill’s SJI Autumn Horse League

| October 19, 2015

Sunday, 18th October, was the ‘high light’ to a tremendous weekend of shows and jumping at Connell Hill Equestrian Centre.  Competitors thoroughly enjoyed the friendly, relaxed and safety conscious atmosphere jumping professionally designed tracks by Course Designer Nigel Jess.  Judge, David Greene, welcomed riders and invited them to walk the tracks and prepare to jump [...]

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Summer Show spectacle at Laurel View

Summer Show spectacle at Laurel View

| October 19, 2015

Perhaps the 13th of September was too early to have the Laurel View End of Summer Show, especially as we hadn’t had much of a summer, but none the less competitors came from all over the province to take, making all the preparation and work worthwhile. Even better still the sun came out to play [...]

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Autumn / winter indoor season in full swing at Ravensdale Lodge

Autumn / winter indoor season in full swing at Ravensdale Lodge

| October 16, 2015

Week ending 11th October 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Trekking Centre. It was another busy week of indoor action at Ravensdale Lodge as the weather remained  unseasonal with bright sunshine and much higher than average temperatures throughout the week. While the forecast for the week ahead is pretty good the temperatures & rainfall are [...]

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Indian Summer at Gransha Equestrian Centre

Indian Summer at Gransha Equestrian Centre

| October 15, 2015

The glorious weather over the past week meant the winter showjumping league took place in the all-weather derby arena.  Kicking off proceedings on Saturday 3rd  October was the Holmestead  Saddlery Horse show jumping day.  Gail Smyth piloted her lovely coloured horse ‘Bruno’ to a double clear in the 60-70cm class while Lindsay McMullan (Lady) and [...]

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