Results
Friday nights Training at Connell Hill was a real family night out which saw non equine siblings give support, encouragement and thoroughly enjoy the friendly welcoming atmosphere. Everyone makes a start somewhere, so if you think I would love to jump a track and have never done so or it has been a number of [...]
The Laurel View Spring Show Jumping league is off to a great start, with a great crowd of competitors turning out to vie for the rosettes and try to earn some points in the pounds for points league. Jumping continues on Wednesday evenings right through to the final on 29th April. The start time [...]
The final week of Knockagh View’s working hunter league was extremely busy with the sun shining making it a glorious day. There was a fair bit strong course to set competitors up for the Northern Ireland Festival at the end of April with lots of competitors picking up qualifying cards for this and the Equifestival. [...]
Saturday 14th March saw the second round of the Working Hunter For All Spring League take place at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With levels of classes to suit every ability the show was once again very well supported. Mill Yard would like to thank all competitors, judge Pamela Furphy, scribes, supporters and JHd Photography. [...]
Spring was most certainly in the air as competitors travelled to Connell Hill to compete at the Ulster Region Pony Show in classes which were scheduled for the newcomers 50 cm up to the more experienced 148 cm 1.20 m competitors. The day was filled with competitive fun, enthusiasm, pride and above all the enjoyment [...]
Saturday 14 March 2015 saw our Annual St Patrick’s Show. The weather was on our side after the very wet run up to the show. All classes were held in the two arenas to ensure a sure footing for all competitors. The day commenced with a strong Lightweight Show Horse Class with Diane McCully riding [...]
It was a fabulous spring day at the third league date of Connell Hills’ SJI Spring Horse League inspiring riders to jump their challenges with true grit; and with four league dates remaining before the final, on Saturday 25th April, there is still time to qualify as horses need to compete at three legs to [...]
The pleasantries of the past weeks glorious weather had competitors buzzing at Connell Hills’ Training Show so as we head to-wards summer time next week-end – don’t forget to put your clocks ‘Forward’. So with ‘forward’ in mind riders not wishing to be left behind jumped at the opportunity of training/schooling confidently at this ‘training [...]
The Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club has scheduled a massive inter-schools show at Moyallon on Saturday 25th April 2015. All primary schools and secondary schools are invited to attend and it is hoped that as many schools as possible will accept the invitation and send teams along to this fun and competitive day. In [...]
Results of Horse and Pony jumping held on Monday 9th 70cm 1st Billy, Yvonne Whiteside. 80cm 1st= Soda & Dan, Jasmine Kirk. Results of Pony jumping held on Friday 13th Cross Poles 1st= Puzzle, Kaitlyn Kearns drew the trophy; Jo, Shea Knox. 40cm 1st= Dusty, Chloe Agnew drew the trophy; Puzzle, Kaitlyn Kearns; Special; Jo, [...]
ONLY Ireland’s Cian O’Connor and America’s world-ranked number eight Beezie Madden made it through to the jump-off in the Live Oak international Grand Prix in Florida last night, but O’ Connor snatched the 12,000 euro trophy when Madden faulted once in the final round. Picking up a zero score in the jump-off was a notable [...]
Week ending 22nd March 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. After the excitement of the first “Bumper” show of the year on St Patrick’s Day, results of which can be viewed in the results section below, competition returned to normal this week with the usual mix of show jumping, arena eventing and dressage [...]
DENIS Lynch, Ireland’s sole competitor at the four-star show in Braunschweig, Germany, made it a hat trick of wins on Sunday with victory in the Grand Prix aboard Thomas Straumann’s Abbervail van het Dingeshof. Remarkably, the Tipperary-born rider won three consecutive major competitions at the German venue on the 15 year-old gelding over a period [...]
IRISH riders took third, fourth and fifth places in Thursday’s Challenge Cup Round 11 at the international Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA. Offaly’s Darragh Kenny kept up his recent run of good form by claiming third place with a double clear round on Caroline Loyd’s gelding Sans Soucis Z, while Tipperary’s Kevin Babington was [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre Spring Horse and Pony League Results Sunday 15th March 2015 Horses 80cms- No result 90cms- 1, M. McShane;s Captain Allegro (Lauren McCabe); 1, R. Hughes’s Roxbourough Golden Echo (Roisin Hughes); 1, N. Kiernan’s Hermes Camiro (Rebecca Kieran); 1, 1m- 1, M. Barrett’s Corrygeen Furistos Beauty (Niamh Barrett); 1, M. Fullerton’s [...]
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, [...]
