Show Jumping
THE 2014 Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series culminates this weekend with the eighth and final leg taking place at the Tattersalls Ward Union Hunt Show, which runs from 26th to 27th July. At each leg of this year’s Series there has been €9,500 in prize money on offer from Horse Sport Ireland. At Tattersalls there will be a [...]
The seventh leg of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series 2014 took place this weekend at The Meadows, County Armagh. The classes attracted 52 Five Year Olds, 35 Six Year Olds and 14 Seven Year Olds for Saturday’s qualifiers. There was €9,500 in prize money on offer for these young horse classes from Horse Sport Ireland over the two days of [...]
HORSE Sport Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine tonight (Tuesday) announced the Irish squad for the Hickstead Nations’ Cup in England on August 1st. The five-strong squad, from which Splaine will select his team of four prior to the Nations’ Cup is, in alphabetical order: Bertram Allen/Molly Malone V Shane Breen/Golden Hawk Cameron Hanley/Antello [...]
Week ending 20th July 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Sure as one run of shows comes to an end another is been scheduled to keep competitors happy at Ravensdale Lodge. This coming week sees the final of all spring / summer leagues which commenced at the end of April with five finals [...]
The Mini League Showjumping at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, continued with a lovely couple of nights on Fridays 4th and 18th July It will continue on Friday evenings throughout July and August, starting at 6pm sharp with cross poles followed by the 50cm, 60, 70 and 80cm League classes, then 90cm and 1m for anyone [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held a very successful 3rd week of their showjumping league at Ecclesville, Fintona. Jumping continued to 10.30 pm with over 70 entries. The Club were delighted to welcome their regular competitors as well as some new faces to the league. Thanks to Raymond Caldwell for building a nice flowing course, Sandra [...]
FORMER World Champion Dermott Lennon and Caspian (ISH) won the latest leg of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Show Jumping Series at The Meadows in Armagh today (Sunday). Caspian is a 2007 gelding by Lux Z (HANN) out of Thirza (KWPN), by Burggraaf (HOLST) The breeder is Andries de Bont of Cork, while the owner [...]
Competitors arrived at Connell Hill for the seventh week of the SJI Summer Horse League, with only one week remaining before the grand finale on Thursday 31st July. This league is attracting huge support as the atmosphere is not only friendly and welcoming but the well designed tracks, by Mr Will Crean, are assembled in [...]
Connell Hill opened their ‘gates’ to competitors arriving at the weekly Friday night Training Show. This show is designed to do exactly that ‘TRAIN’. Competitors are welcomed to attend to brush up on riding skills, technique, school horses and indeed introduce the novice to the world of show jumping. This is the ideal venue for [...]
Las Vegas, Nevada – July 16, 2014 – Tickets for the 2015 FEI World CupTM Finals in Las Vegas are now on sale to the general public. The FEI World CupTM Finals return to Las Vegas, April 15-19, 2015, marking the Finals’ first time in the U.S. since 2009. The Thomas & Mack Center will [...]
IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine this morning (Thursday) announced his team for the Aachen Nations’ Cup in Germany, which takes place at 6.30pm today. Ireland is drawn second to compete of eight teams, and will jump in the following order: Darragh Kenny/Imothep Shane Breen/Golden Hawk Cameron Hanley/Living the Dream Denis Lynch/All Inclusive NRW Splaine [...]
The Summer SJI Horse League at Connell Hill is certainly attracting huge competition as horse boxes and lorries filed into the parking lots with riders eager to jump courses from 80 cm to 1.30 m. The tracks designed by Mr Will Crean, who with immense thought to design and detail, left no margin for error [...]
Arena 1 Pony Championship 128cm Pony League Championship 1st, Thistletown Dinny, Jemma Heffron, Heffron Equine 2nd, Vladimir Senan, Reape, J Reape 3rd, Bonny Be Good, Conor Harris, Anne Torrens 4th, Lightning Jack, Marta Bravo Hughes, M. Hughes 5th One More, Poppy Moore, M Moore 6th, Master Valentine, Alex McMaster, Nigel McMaster Pony Championships 128cm. 0.85cm. [...]
To keep up to date with the latest results and photographs at Balmoral, visit and ‘like’ our Facebook Page 5 year old class at National Balmoral Championships sponsored by Jim Derwin Horse Sales 1st Philip McGuane riding LVS Wizard owned by B O’Connor 2nd Stacey Babes riding Little Beach owned by K Gallagher 3rd Declan [...]
Further running orders will be added as the results from qualifying competitions complete. Please note: Can any qualified combinations that do not intend to compete please contact Colleen, so that a reserve can be slotted in. 28th National Balmoral Championships 13th – 16th July, 2014 Supported by: LISBURN CITY COUNCIL Comp. No. 36 Arena [...]
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, [...]
