Show Jumping
Thursday saw the Half Way Mark of the Summer SJI Horse League at Connell Hill where competitors are to jump at four league dates to qualify for the final on Thursday 31st July, and with four dates, 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th July, remaining competitors still have the opportunity of jumping on these dates to [...]
SAINTFIELD SHOW SATURDAY 21st June 2014 Photographs from the show can be found on this link WORKING HUNTER PONIES CLASS 116 OPEN WORKING STARTER STAKES 1. 491 Zara Sharvin Woodvale Classic Lady 2. 492 Lara Kelly Tootsie 3. 497 Bethany Smith Charlie’s Dream 4. 496 Lucy Johnston LJ Sparky CLASS 117 [...]
Torrential rain during this afternoon’s final Jumping test event before the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 get underway on 23 August gave organisers and athletes the best possible opportunity to see how the footing in both the competition and training arenas at d’Ornano Stadium in Caen (FRA) would perform in tough conditions. The competition [...]
The 3rd Ulster Schools’ Derby, organised by Glenlola Collegiate School, was held on Monday 16 June 2014 at Gransha Equestrian Centre. One hundred and twenty one riders from schools, as far afield as Coleraine and Lurgan, attended the event. Organisers Judith Hughes and Nikki Sinnerton, both teachers at Glenlola Collegiate, had their fingers crossed for [...]
Portmore are hosting a two day SJI Show with Ponies on Saturday and Horses on Sunday. Saturday 28th June Start 9.30am Ponies Prize Entry 1 128cm 70cm £70 £14 2 128cm 80cm £70 £14 3 [...]
Week ending 22nd June 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. With one down & three to go, Ravensdale Lodge hosted the first of its qualifiers for the RDS Horse Show in August on Saturday 21st June. First up were the amateurs and as it was everyone’s last chance to qualify for Dublin there [...]
Forthcoming Events June/July 2014 Horse & Pony Training Show Every Wednesday @ 6.30pm Wednesday 25th June/2nd July 2014. Heights 60cm-1.20m. Suitable for all levels. WARMUP for RDS 3Yr Old Qualifiers Tuesday 24th June @ 7pm. Suitable for those taking part in the RDS Qualifiers : 3Yr Old Potential Event Horse & 3 Yr Old Loose [...]
Connell Hill welcomed competitors to the Friday night Training Show where ‘Training is the Name of the Game’. Without this invaluable training competitors and horses will lack in competiveness and confidence as they progress through their career whether it be for fun or higher stakes. This show was a most relaxed enjoyable night where everyone [...]
IRISH show jumping team manager Robert Splaine today (Monday) announced a list of combinations for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, France, where the jumping competitions take place from 2 – 7 September 2014. Splaine said: ” At this point these are the main contenders being considered. However my decision will be announced in [...]
The continuing Mediterranean weather led competitors to Connell Hill for the third week of this Summer SJI Horse League to jump in the outstanding outdoor arena, where competitors are to jump at four league dates to qualify for the final on Thursday 31st July. This arena has a most superb surface which encourages horses forward [...]
The Mid Antrim Horse Show will be held as usual at the Ballee Playing Fields, Ballymena on Saturday 28th June and following the success of last year’s prestigious new 1metre30 Grand Prix, it will be repeated again this year. Volvo Dennison Commercial Trucks have very kindly agreed to sponsor this again with an extremely generous [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB in Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their annual summer showjumping league commencing on Wednesday 2nd July & continuing on Wednesdays 9th, 16th & the final is scheduled for Wednesday 23rd July. Everyone is very welcome to come along, ponies/horses, members & non members. Jumping commences at 7pm each night at Ecclesville, Fintona. The 1st class is The [...]
WEXFORD teenager Bertram Allen was 20,000 euro richer this afternoon (Sunday) when claiming fourth place in the elite five-star Grand Prix in Rotterdam with Ballywalter Farms’s ten year-old mare Molly Malone V. The 18 year-old for a time held second place in the 12 horse jump-off, but in the end was outpaced by France’s Patrice [...]
IRELAND’S team for today’s Nations’ Cup in Rotterdam, Holland was tonight announced by Show Jumping Manager Robert Splaine last night. The team will jump in the following order: Denis Lynch/Coulisa Cameron Hanley/Antello Z Cian O’Connor/Quidam’s Cherie Dermott Lennon/Loughview Lou Lou (ISH) Robert Splaine said tonight: “We know we have a very tough task in Rotterdam, [...]
Training plays a major role in any sport and none more so than the ‘equine athlete’ with the rider aboard and taking advantage of this massive opportunity was horse enthusiasts who arrived to jump at Connell Hill on Friday night. This show not only gave riders the opportunity of training over tracks attaining controlled distance [...]
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, [...]
