Showing
‘The Correct Training of the Dressage Horse’ ON Monday, April 29, RDA Coleraine will welcome Dale Roberts, Lucy Adams and Alison Mastin Moore to the Causeway Coast Arena for a dressage demonstration on ‘The Correct Training of the Dressage Horse’. Together, these riders will take you through the paces and movements from preliminary to Grand [...]
The Working Hunter show for horses at Connell Hill was a huge success as this was the second opportunity to qualify for the Northern Ireland Festival to be held at Cavan Equestrian Centre on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2013. Riders and horses were all groomed and impeccably well turned out each putting their [...]
Ireland’s largest agri-food show has moved! And there is no moving away from the fact that one of the biggest attractions of the 2013 Balmoral Show is likely to be its new home, Balmoral Park. After 117 years at its south Belfast site, the RUAS annual show will begin a new chapter in its [...]
The Racehorse to Riding Horse held a recent show at Limepark for an enthusiastic and delighted crowd of competitors and spectators on Sunday 14th April. A number of new faces joined the group with everyone commenting on their great day. Invited judge for the day was Linda Buchanan, who kindly judged both the retraining and [...]
The N. I. Festival is nearly upon us with many competitors expected to arrive at Cavan Equestrian Centre from lunchtime on Friday 26th April 2013. In order to make sure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable show, please see below some important logistical information for anyone competing at the Festival. Showground Access: The showgrounds [...]
Due to the wet weather the organisers of the Spring Show at Gransha Equestrian Centre, Bangor have made the decision to run the competitions over two days to enable the classes to take place in the all weather arenas and the indoor. The horse classes will run as advertised on Saturday, and the ponies will [...]
Knockagh View Equestrian Centre, Greenisland held a pre-festival working hunter show on easter sunday which was the perfect opportunity to pick up qualifiers for the festival and have a jump outside in the huge arena. We would like to thank our judges Zoe and Tony Bell (ponies) and sandra Hamilton and Joanne McSeveney (horses). 60cm [...]
GRANSHA EQUESTRIAN CENTRE SPRING HORSE & PONY SHOW SATURDAY 20th APRIL 2013 Classes 2, 3, 5, 7, 8,10,11 & 13 are qualifiers for N I Festival RING 1 AND 1a. All Weather Arena PONY WORKING HUNTER. 10.00am sharp. Class 1 . Performance 50cm. Class 2. Cradle Stakes 60cms. Class 3. M & M not exceeding [...]
A reminder that catalogue entries close 31st March 2013 – Late Entries and Entries on the Day will cost £30 / 35 euros each. Please note as in previous years, we will be unable to accept cheques at the showgrounds. However, we will take payments via credit / debit card. (Title photograph taken by Jim [...]
A reminder that catalogue entries close 31st March 2013 – Late Entries and Entries on the Day will cost £30 / 35 euros each. Please note as in previous years, we will be unable to accept cheques at the showgrounds. However, we will take payments via credit / debit card. (Title photograph taken by Jim [...]
Tuesday 2nd April will be the last night of showjumping, this starts at 7pm with the 60cm class, running up to 1m 10cm. Following the showjumping, Tuesdays 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th April will be dressage. This will start at 7pm with walk and trot tests, preliminary and novice tests (elementary and medium level tests [...]
Gransha Equestrian Centre, Horse and Pony Working Hunter Competitions including Qulifiers for Northern Ireland Festival Monday 1st April 10.00am start Schedule is shown below: CLASS 1. 70cm Performance Hunter. CLASS 2. 4 year old. Working Hunter. 80cms. Q CLASS 3. Coloured Working Hunter Horse. 80cms. CLASS 4. Cob Working Hunter. 80cms. CLASS 5. 80cm Working [...]
Gransha Equestrian Centre, Horse and Pony Working Hunter Competitions including Qulifiers for Northern Ireland Festival Monday 1st April 10.00am start Schedule is shown below: CLASS 1. 70cm Performance Hunter. CLASS 2. 4 year old. Working Hunter. 80cms. Q CLASS 3. Coloured Working Hunter Horse. 80cms. CLASS 4. Cob Working Hunter. 80cms. CLASS 5. 80cm Working [...]
Knockagh View Equestrian centre, Greenisland held a children’s Easter fun day which was a huge success depite the snow storms outside. Everyone stayed warm and cosy indoors and enjoyed showjumping from 30cms and ridden classes judged by Shannon Baird. Results (clears) 30cms Grace Morton, Doodles; Kerry Thompson, Busby; Amy Irwin, Whiskey; Hugo O’Neill, Sugar; Kristie [...]
The very changeable spring?! weather did not deter anyone at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, on Saturday 16th March. The first round of the Working Hunter For All League got off to a great start with a fantastic turnout. With levels of classes to suit every ability the show was very well supported. Mill Yard [...]
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, [...]
