Northern Region Eventing Season Begins
The first of the Northern Region Eventing Ireland one day events will begin this Saturday at Tyrella House in Downpatrick.
With 316 competitors entered, it plans to be an extremely long day beginning with dressage tests at 08.00am. An army of volunteers have been organised by Dora Beacom to make the event possible with everything from dressage scribes to fence judges and all roles in between.
The event features the Connollys Red Mills Super League CNC3* class which showcases a number of high profile riders who have been accepted to compete at Badminton Horse Trials beginning 7th May this year. Local riders who have been accepted to compete at Badminton are listed below:
Clare Abbott Euro Prince IRL
Aoife Clark Fenyas Elegance IRL
Geoff Curran Shanaclough Crecora IRL
Sarah Ennis Sugar Brown Babe IRL
Joseph Murphy Sportsfield Othello IRL
Jim Newsam Magennis IRL
Sam Watson Horseware Bushman IRL
Spectators at Tyrella’s event this saturday will be able to see Clare Abbott and Euro Prince and Jim Newsam on Magennis in action over this Georgia Stubbington designed cross country course, while Joseph Murphy and Sarah Ennis are also competing however on alternative horses. Mark Kyle and Coolio are in second place on the waiting list, Austin O’Connor and Ringwood Mississippi are currently 11th with Michael Ryan Ballylynch Skyport also in 27th place on the list.
There has also been an increase in numbers for the Sportsman classes with 16 in the Sportsman B class. For further details on the event, click this link to visit the Eventing Ireland website.
