Show Jumping
What a day? The second leg of the Indoor Derby League was the first Laurel View competition of 2014 and what a start it was! The wind and rain was blowing outside, but in the Laurel View indoor arenas things were buzzing. Despite a high percentage of eliminations in the 60cm class, competitors seemed [...]
Mini League Results 24th January 2014 A great night was had by all at the third leg of the mini league, hosted by Downshire, at Lusks Equestrian Centre on Friday 24th Jan. There are two legs of the league left before the final – so don’t miss out!! Thank you to everyone who came out and [...]
Downshire Riding Club were out in force at the recent NI Riding Club Indoor Show Jumping Championships held on a very blustery Saturday 25th January at Portmore Equestrian Centre. Chef D’Equipe Sarah McLean had a very long and busy day organising the 18 horse and rider combinations who turned out to compete for Downshire-a superb [...]
Results week ending 26th January 2014, Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Ravensdale Lodge’s winter / spring season go off to a flying start this week with many combinations braving cold, wet & windy weather to compete over the four days at the centre. The first week of any show year can be sleepy with [...]
Note from: Horse Sport Ireland, Colin McClelland MAYO’S Alex Duffy and Waterford’s Anthony Condon were Ireland’s Grand Prix stars this weekend, with Duffy taking third place in the four-star competition at Amsterdam and Condon winning the two-star Mediterranean Equestrian Tour final in Oliva, Spain. Condon, who turned 27 earlier this month and is based in [...]
It’s that time of the year again, Charity schools jumping will take place on Monday 17th March at Portmore Equestrian Centre supporting the Cause Young Carers Equine Programme. Classes include 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and 1m classes for teams and individual Money raised is in support of Young Carers Equine Programme supporting those young people and [...]
The clock is ticking and the countdown is on for the forthcoming winter / spring season of shows and events at Ravensdale Lodge. The waiting is over as the 2014 season commences this week at the centre with horse training on Thursday from 11am with classes from 70cm to 1.30m. There are two weeks of [...]
The final day of the Unregistered Horse Shows at Connell Hill on Saturday saw huge competition as riders took the challenge of jumping a course of fences designed, by Mr W Crean, to encourage smooth controlled horsemanship. The relaxed safety conscious environment gave riders courage to jump greater heights with young horses enjoying their experience [...]
As the rain came down, competitors streamed in on Saturday morning with the first class starting just after 10am. Thanks must go to Lorraine Leavesley for judging and keeping the competition moving along to get through the high competitor numbers on the day. Equestrian Results were in attendance as they have been each week to [...]
To reach your goal means training, but when it comes to horses, patience with partnership is the all important factor. Competitors arrived at Connell Hill on Friday night to take this invaluable opportunity to create harmony with their horse so to go on to achieve their goal as they jumped a track designed to alleviate [...]
As the New year gets underway, the competitors at Connell Hill on Friday night had a new years resolution to share. ”Get fit and ready to put best foot forward for the year ahead at Connell Hill” Friday night’s training show was the first step towards completing their resolution with help and guidance readily on [...]
Competitors were out in force once again for the fourth round of the Equestrian Results.co.uk sponsored league at Portmore. The course was built by Lorraine Leavesley and offered a flowing and encouraging track for competitors to enjoy. Lucy Toombs and May jumped easily around the 60cm course, followed by Maria Martin on her grey pony [...]
Connell Hill will host their second Unregistered Horse Show on Saturday 18th January 2014 at 10.30 am, classes 80 cm – 1.20 m. This is the ideal show to introduce or bring on the young horse as riders will have the opportunity to warm up in the new spacious outdoor arena before jumping a course [...]
Downshire Riding Club held the first leg of a Winter Jumping League for members only on Thursday 9th January at Danescroft Equestrian Centre. This first leg also incorporated the first selection night for those members wishing to represent Downshire in the Riding Club Team Championships which are being held at Portmore in March. The Winter [...]
The eagerly awaited Final of the Meadows Equestrian Centre’s Inter -Schools Show Jumping League took place on Saturday on a rather cool but glorious spring day. The pressure of the final certainly took its toll with some of the most consistent combinations failing to secure the all important double clears. This was most evident in [...]
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, [...]
