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AGNELLI Motor Park, Dublin and Jeep Ireland have announced that they have joined forces with Eventing Ireland’s number one event rider, Olympian Joseph Murphy, as official Ambassador. No stranger to horse power, Murphy and his team will be on the ‘Road to Rio’ with a different type of horse power. To be precise, the international [...]
Portmore are now holding their Christmas show on Sunday 14th December with a 10.30am start. The schedule for the day is shown below: Class 1 70cm Speed Round (no doubles all ponies welcome) Class 2 Novice Speed Class 80cm/85cm Class 3 Open Speed Class 90cm/95cm Class 4 King and Queen of the ring 1m [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their annual Christmas Show this Saturday 20th December in the RDA, Arvalee, Omagh commencing at 10am with the ponies. Classes for the ponies will be 40cm, 60cm, 70cm, 80cm open, 90cm open. Horses will commence at approximately 12 noon with 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, 90cm open, 1 metre open. There will also [...]
IRELAND now has nine show jumpers in the official World Top 100, with 19 year-old Bertram Allen from Wexford reaching his highest place to date, coming in at No. 17. The Longines World Show Jumping Rankings published on Friday, and covering competitions during the month of November, show Ireland punching well above its weight in [...]
The Geoff Billington Masterclass and training clinics due to take place at Emerald International Equestrian Centre on Friday December 12th 2014, have been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. It is hoped that the event will now be held during the Emerald International CSI2* show in March 2015. All ticket purchases will receive a full refund [...]
The countdown is on to the 2015 International Eventing Forum Set your 2015 Eventing season off on the best foot possible with a day at the 2015 International Eventing Forum, a day that has become an absolute “must attend” for eventing enthusiasts of all levels of skill and ambition! Organised by Irish eventing devotees Jean [...]
On Saturday 26th October 18 Route hunt members and 3 visitors met at the kennels for the Knockertotan hunt organised by hunt secretary Julie Smyth. Hunt master Philip White welcomed everyone before the hunt set off at 12.15pm. There was a hack along the Gateside Road and Ballymacrea Road to get everyone warmed up before [...]
HORSE Sport Ireland (HSI) has published the report outlining the recommendations of the Irish Draught Horse Studbook Breeding Policy Review Taskforce. The Breeding Sub Board and the Main Board of HSI have both agreed the recommendations and the changes will be implemented in 2015. The review of the Irish Draught Horse Breeding Policy was conducted by [...]
Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary, in Antrim will be having a Christmas sale event at the charity’s log cabin on Sunday 30th November 1-3pm. There will be Christmas goods for sale, pony rides, tombola, mince pies, and refreshments. Everyone is welcome to come along but wear appropriate footwear as the recent heavy rain has taken its [...]
The shortlist for the FEI Awards 2014, the Oscars of the equestrian world, will be revealed on Facebook and Twitter by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport. The annual awards, launched in 2009, put the spotlight on the men, women, young people and organisations that make outstanding contributions to [...]
On Saturday 15th 2014 Route Hunt members met in the car park at ST Agri Stores ,Letterloan, Coleraine to mark the launch of Stephen Taylor’s new business venture before setting off for the weekly hunt. All had made a special effort with regards to turnout as ST Agri Stores in conjunction with Thompson Feeds were [...]
Saintfield Christmas Charity Ride was launched in style at Rowallane Garden Saintfield on Thursday 13th.Nov. and was kindly hosted by the National Trust. Taking on a Dowton Abbey theme guests were greeted on arrival by the Butler (Seamus Rodgers), the House Maid (Loraine Johnston) and the House Keeper (Vi Patterson) It was attended by Sponsors, [...]
On Saturday 8th Nov 2014, 22 Route hunt members gathered in Mary Pats bar, Macosquin for liquid refreshments around the fire before setting off for the day. Hunt master Philip White welcomed everyone and thanked the staff at Mary Pats for the stirrup cup served. There was a short hack out of the village to [...]
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) launched a bursary on November 6th, which will be awarded to a student studying Equine Management at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Enniskillen campus. The £1000 bursary, which will be linked to an assignment to produce a short video aimed at encouraging more young people to get [...]
The UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital is pleased to announce the launch of the Equine Ophthalmology Service. In response to the increased demand for specialist consultations for equine eye cases, UC Davis has brought on a dedicated ophthalmology specialist to focus on horses. Previously handled by our top-notch team of multi-species ophthalmologists, horses with [...]
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, [...]
