Show Jumping
After concerns in January that without a title sponsor for Hickstead, one of the most famous annual show jumping events today, it has been recently announced that measures have been put in place to allow the the event to run, should a sponsor not be found. Carpetright ended it’s sponsorship with the event in October [...]
Forthcoming events including the Balmoral Qualifiers to be held this weekend at Kernan Equestrian Centre are shown below: Horse & Pony Training Shows Every Wednesday @ 6.30pm Continues 10th/17th April. Horse Training Shows Saturday morning @ 11am. Continues Sat 13th April Heights 70cm-1.30m. RUAS Qualifier Sunday 14th April 2013. Starts 9am sharp!! Class 1) Amateurs, class 2) [...]
Sunday 7th April 2013 Results, Spring SJI Horse & Pony League HORSES 90cms- 1, G. Anderson’s Drumaclan Diamond D (Willian Anderson); 1, J. McMurry’s Iroko Molly (William Anderson); 1, J. Hughes’s Elamo The Detective (Joe Hughes); 1, D. Tent’s Hard Times (Simon Trent); 1, B. Judge’s Captain Becca (Orla Barrett); 1m- 1, A. Friel’s Drumaclan Sunrise [...]
TWO Irish riders just back after long injury lay-offs last weekend scored top five Grand Prix places at European shows, while brothers Trevor and Shane Breen took second and third places in another. Mayo’s Cameron Hanley, who was two years out of the saddle with a serious leg injury, this afternoon placed fourth in the [...]
The Ulster Region Competitions Committee will be holding an Ulster Region SJI 1.00m League, as well as the annual 1.10m and 1.30(s) Grand Prix Leagues in 2013. Dates and venues are listed below: Portmore 4th & 5th May Cavan May, June, and Aug/ Sept Meadows 1st 2nd June Banbridge 8th June Enniskillen 15th June Mid [...]
There are eleven weeks down and only three to go before the conclusion of the spring run of shows at Ravensdale Lodge and while the weather has been pretty dyer since the end of January the time has flown by as the final preparations are being put to the upcoming summer season. Competition will move [...]
It was certainly a carnival day at The Meadows on Saturday when Iveagh Showjumpers played host to a round of RUAS Qualifiers. The reputation of the facilities at The Meadows Equestrian Centre has spread, resulting in competitors travelling from far and wide to experience the excellent surface, great courses and plenty of sunshine! There were [...]
The Inter-venue league held at Knockagh View Equestrian Centre on Easter Monday was well-supported and was a great day with some exciting jumping! The course was designed by Alistair Megahey who provided a range of fantastic courses throughout the day. The next dates for the inter-venue league are laurelview on Sunday 14th April and Portmore [...]
The brighter weather, which was long overdue, put a spring in everyone’s step at Connell Hill. The horses were in top form as they jumped at the ninth week of the SJI Spring Horse League at Connell Hill. Competitors all welcomed the opportunity to shed their water-proofs and warm up in the sunshine before [...]
The fine but cold evening encouraged many competitors to make the journey to jump at Ecclesville’s Showjumping League. Raymond Caldwell continues to build inviting courses to suit both the novice and the more experienced combinations. The Showjumping League will continue for the next three Friday evenings, commencing at 6.15pm with a 40cms class, followed by [...]
Results from Show jumping Training show 4/4/13 60cm George Newton – Java Jackie McGivern – Copper 70cm Jessica Rennie – Chantilly Margaret Jane McGivern – Copper Karen Auld –Rita Madga – Snip 80cm Hope Gardiner – Rufus Fiona Thompson – Ronnie Lynn McBurney – Ringo Eamon O’Connor – Norman Martin Mellet – [...]
RDA Coleraine have scheduled a 7 week Spring Show jumping League for horses and ponies. The Shows will start on Thursday 18 March 2013 at 6.30pm with a classes from 60cm-120cm The Final of the League will take place on Thursday 30th May. To be eligible for prizes competitors must compete on the same pony [...]
With clocks going forward and it being Easter Sunday there was no lying in for these younger athletes as they attended the fourth week of the SJI Pony League. Once again time and effort had been taken to turn out like the professionals they are to jump at Connell Hill. Red rosettes were picked up [...]
DENIS Lynch collected Ireland’s biggest individual pay cheque this weekend when finishing second in the five-star Doha Grand Prix on Saturday night for a reward of 130,000 euro. The Tipperary rider, piloting Thomas Straumann’s bay stallion All Star 5, joined a six-strong jump-off in Qatar after the starting field of 38 was severely whittled down [...]
The topic of conversation is ‘the weather’ at present but despite this there was a fantastic turn out of competitors at this the eighth week of the SJI Horse League at Connell Hill’s excellent facilities. Due to this riders appreciated the opportunity of jumping a very creative course designed and built by Mr Will Crean. [...]
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, [...]
