Show Jumping
The very popular venue, Connell Hill, saw a host of competitors arrive to jump outdoor tracks in the glorious sunshine making for a most Mediterranean setting with riders enjoying the opportunity of offloading their show jackets to jump in their shirts. This a relaxed safety conscious environment saw youngsters jump these tracks with the more [...]
The sun shone all day for the second week of the all money showjumping league at Knockagh View Equestrian Centre. There was great jumping throughout the day with a super course designed by SJI National Course designer Alistair Megahey. The next week of this showjumping league is on Sunday 20th July starting at 11am with [...]
Week ending 8th & 15th June 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. With the spring / summer outdoor run of leagues and shows well underway at Ravensdale Lodge the centre added two new leagues to its busy schedule in the past few weeks. There are very few days when there are no obstacles [...]
AN Irish team claimed victory in the famous five-star Spruce Meadows Nations’ Cup in the early hours of this morning (Saturday) – the second year in a row that Ireland has taken the Canadian trophy. Though not a point-scoring venue for Ireland in the Furusiyya series, the Irish quartet nevertheless trounced six other competing teams [...]
MARK Duffy and Glenomra Cocoa (ISH) have won the fifth leg of the 7 year-old ISH Studbook series, held at Galway show today (Sunday), going clear in a time of 77.80. The winner is by Cougar (ISH), out of dam Glenomra Colleen (ISH), the breeder is John Vaughan and owner Grainne Davoren.
IRELAND will jump as second of the seven teams competing at the Nations’ Cup in Spruce Meadows Canada later tonight (Friday). Irish show jumping team manager Robert Splaine has announced the jumping order of the Irish team, who will appear as follows: Shane Sweetnam/Eregast Van’T Kiezelhof Richie Moloney/Slieveanorra (ISH) Darragh Kenny/Sans Soucis Z Conor Swail/Lansdowne. [...]
IRELAND was one of five teams of the nine starters who finished the first round of the Children on Horses Nations’ Cup in Hagen Germany on a zero score today (Thursday), with six nations going through to the second round. However, a mammoth battle for superiority then followed amongst the qualifiers, with a high attrition [...]
OFFALY’S Darragh Kenny racked up his second win last night (Friday) at the five-star Spruce Meadows show in Calgary, Canada, while Co. Down’s Conor Swail placed second in the feature class of the day. Colin McClelland, Horse Sport Ireland Kenny, who had a win on Thursday with the Diamant De Semilly gelding Picolo, repeated the [...]
Tipperary’s Greg Broderick riding Hitchcock Van Overis, took the winners prize in Barnadown’s third RDS qualifier for this year’s Connolly’s RED MILLS 7 & 8 year-old International class, to be held at The Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Written by Brian Hennessy Owned by Mary Ellen De Ruschi, the seven year old stallion Hitchcock Van [...]
Former Aintree Grand National winning jockey Robert Power showed he is equally at home in the show jumping ring, by winning the third round of the Leinster Summer Tour at Ballivor Horse Show in Co Meath. Written by Brian Hennessy Thirty-two year old Power, who landed jump racing’s biggest prize in 2007 with Silver Birch, [...]
The Mini League Showjumping at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, continued with another great night on Friday 6th June. It will continue on Friday evenings throughout the summer, starting at 6pm sharp with cross poles followed by the 50cm, 60, 70 and 80cm League classes, then 90cm and 1m for anyone wishing to jump higher. [...]
Connell Hill’s Training Show saw Kim Moore picking up the distinguished award for ‘Best Turned Out Rider and Pony’ at the Show
Catriona Fallon and Nivitas Charge K on their way to victory in the third round of the Connnolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league, at Ballinamona Equestrian Centre in Waterford, (photo Sonya Dempsey)
This League promises to be one filled with huge competition, oozing adrenaline, enjoyable and successful where everyone is welcome to join us.
The million-dollar Global Champions Tour at Shanghai drew the cream of the world’s show jumping talent, and Ireland’s three riders went through the first round on zero scores – Billy Twomey with Diaghilev, Bertram Allen on Molly Malone V, and Shane Breen with Confident of Victory.
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, [...]
