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Tullymurry Equestrian Centre have a busy summer schedule planned for the next few months making excellent use of their fabulous outdoor arenas and cross country courses. Cross Country Clinic and Go As You Please on Sunday 8th June XC Clinic from 11-1pm Costs are £20 to bring your own horse or £25 to complete on hired [...]
Horse Sport Ireland has designed an online survey to research information on lorry usage/road tax within the Affiliate membership of the Sport Horse Sector. Showjumpingireland are asking members to complete the survey to assist in compiling this information. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3HP9GW2 The survey is anonymous and will only take a couple of minutes to complete. The online [...]
CAFRE are excited to announce that they will be delivering an online social media course for equine people with the option of achieving an accredited qualification. The LANTRA qualification is a Level 3 Award in the Principles of Social Media and CAFRE will be focusing the training towards equine businesses. LANTRA are the UK’s Sector [...]
All of our lives have been effected one way or another by cancer, so our family has decided to stand up to cancer and hold a fundraising BBQ Dance in aid of cancer research UK on Saturday 14th June. There will be some delicious food provided by Jackson’s Butchers, Ballynure, a live band ‘The Inbetweeners’ [...]
Visitors to the Royal Windsor Horse Show (14-18 May 2014) were treated to a wealth of Pony Club activities, including mounted games and tetrathlon. Daily sessions of the DAKS International Mounted Games proved very popular with the crowds who were entertained by teams from England, Wales, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [...]
On Monday 5th May 2014 North Down Pony Club held its 75th Anniversary One Day Event at Ballygraffan, Comber with the kind permission of J & J Burgess. The forecast wasn’t good but apart from a few light showers the day remained dry and windy, much to everyone’s relief. The competition ran very much to [...]
Glenlola Collegiate is, once again, pleased to announce the Ulster Schools’ Derby competition which will be held at Gransha Equestrian Centre, Kerrs Road, Bangor on Monday 16 June 2014. Open to all full-time students under the age of 19, entries are welcome from primary schools, secondary schools and further education colleges. Three classes will [...]
Easter antics were on the Laurel View agenda indoors on Sunday 27th April with the eagerly anticipated Easter Show. Outdoors in the afternoon the cross country course was also seeing plenty of action with its first go as you please of 2014 following the popular Mid Antrim 2 Phase on the Saturday. The [...]
How can you play a love song on a guitar made of rainforest timber? Former Queens University Lecturer in Environmental Ethics, John Catherwood is now championing the use of hardwoods grown in Ireland through his infant company Catherwood Guitars. Catherwood Guitars is the only instrument maker in Northern Ireland that does not use rainforest timber [...]
CAFRE are excited to announce that they will be delivering an online social media course for equine businesses with the option of achieving an accredited qualification. The LANTRA qualification is a Level 3 Award in the Principles of Social Media and CAFRE will be focusing the training towards equine businesses. LANTRA are the UK’s Sector [...]
April certainly was as successful month for the Omagh Group of Riding for Disabled and its rides, with dominance they secured qualification to the National Championships at the start of April at the Regional Show Jumping Championships; and now at the end of the month the group’s run of good fortune continued at the Regional [...]
Omagh Group (Riding for Disabled) Registered Charity: XR 31077 Tel:028 82 245 277 AGM Notice Notice is hereby given for our Annual General Meeting, to be held on Thursday 12th June at 7.30pm, at Omagh Riding for Disabled centre. Nomination Forms can be requested upon written request to the group organiser by 5th June 2014. [...]
FRASER Duffy and Fernhill Cayenne (ISH) won the first leg of the 6 Year-Old ISH Eventing series at Kilmanahan today (Sunday). The winner is a bay gelding by Porsch (BWP) (APP) out of the Dam Molougha Flora (ISH) and was bred by Jill Carberry and owned by Carol Gee Second was Readstown Frankie (ISH) ridden [...]
Following nine very successful Training and Assessment Days, 30 Pony Club Members from all over the country have been selected to attend the Rider Development Pathway (RDP) Camp during June 14-15th 2014 at Somerford Park EC; where they will receive top class coaching in their chosen discipline of Dressage, Show Jumping or Eventing. The RDP, supported by [...]
Week ending 5th May 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Four finals over four days will always create a buzz of excitement as the curtain fell on the winter / spring season of leagues at Ravensdale Lodge. This particular run had a heightened sense of anticipation as the hugely successful “Smart league initiative” [...]
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, [...]
