Results
Week ending 13th April 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. It is hard to believe that we are already a third of the way into the show season. It only seems a few short weeks since everyone was looking forward to getting back into action in January. Twelve weeks have flown by and [...]
This fabulous weather fills everyone with the joys of spring and none more so than those competitors attending the Friday night Training Show at Connell Hill. All competitors turned up preparing to jump forward into Easter taking full advantage of jumping a most flowing colourful course in the outdoor arena with a first class surface. [...]
A great crowd of competitors gathered at Laurel View on 2nd April, some new to the show jumping arena and others with a considerable number of hours in the saddle clocked up. They all got to enjoy the excellent indoor facilities, except for the riders practicing for their Riding and Road Safety who were [...]
There was a long list of winners at the Laurel View Winter Dressage League final on 30th March, but it was Barney and Christine Smyth that earned the biggest cheer when they won both the Newcomers and Riding School Competitions. First and second was on the cards for Santiago Guieirrez in Class 1 riding [...]
The superb outdoor arena at Connell Hill hosted a most fabulous ‘Two Day Horse Show’ kindly sponsored by Mr Alistair Barr, BarrTec, and Mr Vincent Burton, Burton Sport Horses, which saw over the two day show some speed tracks incorporating fast technical thinking designed by Mr Will Crean and Judged by Heather Coyle and Nicola [...]
Results of Horse and Pony jumping held on Monday 31st March 80cm 1st Tad, Dan McComb won the Frigid Melody Cup; 2nd Misty, Paul Reain; 3rd Ice, Ethan Smith; 4th Keeford, Dee Barrett Davies; 5th Georgie, Nathan Greene; 6th Hilltop Clover, Martin McCabe. 90cm 1st Tad, Dan McComb won the Laurel House Cup; 2nd Tiny, [...]
Tuesday night Cash Jumping Results 25th March 70cm Horses Laura McMaw Taurus Emma Jackson Gretel 80cm horses Ian Moore Femma Fetal Gary Woods Alice William Girvin Forest Glade Emma Jackson JH Joey Diane McCully Mineview Major Tom 90cm horses Kirsty Ferris Dillon Ian Moore Femmie Fetal Albert Lowry Oh Dear Nicola McClelland Supreme Heights 1m [...]
Saturday 22nd March saw the final of the Working Hunter For All Spring League take place at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. Despite the cold weather there were some lovely rounds being rode and lots of smiles when rosettes and prizes were being handed out. Mill Yard would like to thank all competitors, judges, supporters [...]
Knockagh View Equestrian centre, Greenisland held an outdoor derby on Sunday. The weather held up and allowed everyone to enjoy their day and the winner of each class took home a beautiful Knockagh View rug. The Star of the day was young Aimee Jenkins and her consistent pony Gusty winning both the 70cm & 80cm [...]
The Laurel View Derby course has certainly seen busier days than it saw on the eve of St Patricks Day. All the same, the competitors who were there to give it a go made the most of the opportunity. Over the 60cm fences Claire Dobbin and Louie didn’t let anyone stand in their way, winning [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre HSI Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour Grand Prix Show Sunday March 30th 2014. Kernan Equestrian Centre ran a very successful horse show on Sunday 30th March. This incorporated a leg of the HSI Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour. All competitions were kindly sponsored by local company Glencarron Nursing Home and the Showjumpers Club Sunday [...]
After a very successful day of Dressage held at Balmoral Park, many competitors took full advantage of the excellent facilities available to prepare their mounts before entering the beautifully decorated arenas kindly sponsored by Joys’ Flowers. There were some great prizes up for grabs as all classes were very kindly sponsored by Botanica International and [...]
Things are jumping again on Wednesday evenings at Laurel View! The 26th March saw the start of the 6 week Spring League. It was great to see a good number of faces new to the competitive jumping arena, following a show jumping clinic for riding school riders. The initial nerves dispersed to leave a great [...]
Clocks went forward into Mother’s Day and competitors arrived to jump at the Cash Jumping Ireland Show hosted at Connell Hill on Sunday. Indeed the friendly family welcome received at Connell Hill saw spectators, with no family members competing, come along to soak up the atmosphere. Horses and ponies jumping in the same classes, but [...]
OFFALY’S Darragh Kenny added to Ireland’s rich haul of accumulated prize money at the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival in Palm Beach, Florida today (Thursday) when he won 8,000 euro for first place in the five-star speed class aboard Postage Stamp Farm’s Kannan gelding Prof de la Rqoue. Fellow Irish rider Ronan McGuigan and the gelding [...]
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, [...]
