EDWARD Butler and Rincoola Rua (ISH) won the third leg of the 7 year-old ISH studbook series at Cavan show on Sunday, repeating their success in the first leg at Louth County. The winner is by Diamant De Semilly (SF) and out of the Dam Rincoola Abu (ISH) and was bred and owned by Harold [...]
THE Irish teams for the five-star French and the three-star Danish Nations’ Cup have been announced within the last hour (Thursday). Show Jumping Team manager Robert Splaine at La Baule in France declared his team in jumping order as: Denis Lynch/All Star Cameron Hanley/Antello Z Cian O’Connor/Quidam’s Cherie Billy Twomey/Diaghilev. Splaine said: “This is a [...]
NICOLA FitzGibbon and Shantonagh (ISH) won the second leg of the ISH studbook series at Barnadown today (Sunday). The winner is by Power Blade (TB) out of Diamond Explosion (ISH), by King of Diamonds (ID) and was bred and owned by Dermot Forde, County Cavan. Second was Brookwood Supersonic (ISH) ridden by Sean Kavanagh, owned [...]
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 [...]
AFTER one of the most dramatic competitions in its 65-year history, an Irish Sport Horse won the Badminton four-star Horse Trials in England today (Sunday), with three other Irish-bred horses finishing in the top ten. Bred in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow by Paula Cullen – mother of Irish rugby star Leo Cullen – the bay mare [...]
William Fox-Pitt (GBR), multiple Olympic, World and European medallist, and the first British rider to lead the FEI World Eventing Rankings in 2002, is back as world number one. Fox-Pitt, who also led the world rankings in 2009 and 2010, has a 16-point lead over Andrew Nicholson (NZL), who had led the world Eventing rankings [...]
Horse Sport Ireland IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine today (Friday) announced the show jumping squad who will represent their country in this year’s first European Nations’ Cup of the elite FEI Furusiyya super league series. A five-star competition, the Nations’ Cup will be held at Lummen in Belgium on May 2nd. The squad of [...]
EDWARD Butler and Rincoola Rua (ISH) won the first leg of the ISH studbook series at Louth County show today (Sunday). The winner is by Diamant De Semilly (SF) out of the Dam Rincoola Abu (ISH) and was bred and owned by Harold McGahern. Second was Shenick (ISH) ridden by John Floody, owned by Joanne [...]
DESPITE qualifying for Easter Monday’s penultimate round of the show jumping World Cup Final at Lyon, Ireland’s Billy Twomey this afternoon declared that he was withdrawing from the competition. The Cork-born rider, who is Ireland’s only representative at the prestigious event, said today: “Considering I’m four fences off the leader I decided to save Tinka [...]
The four-strong Irish team who will take part in Saturday’s show jumping Pony Nations’ Cup at Fontainebleau was named this evening by Chef d’Equipe Katy Saunders as: Michael Pender – Doon Laddie (CP) Sean Monaghan – Attyrory Rebel Hannah O’Shea – More Clover (ISH); Jessica Kuehnle – Gold Digger Douglas (ISH) Ireland’s pony riders have [...]
THOUGH marginally improving yesterday’s points gap behind the leading team, Ireland finished third at today’s (Sunday) FEI Eventing Nations’ Cup held at Ballindenisk in Co. Cork. The compulsory elimination of Sam Watson and Horseware Bushman after a fall on the cross country track reduced Ireland’s scoring options, and though his fellow team members all went [...]
IRELAND’S Para Dressage team finished a very creditable fourth in the ten-team Nations’ Cup at Deauville in France on Saturday. Helen Kearney on the Irish Sport Horse Mister Cool scored 68.522/68.522 per cent, while Breda Bernie returned to the team on the former Eventer, the Irish Sport Horse Master Mexico, to obtain 67.480/67.379 per cent. [...]
IT was an all-Irish day at the three-star show in Lanaken, Belgium today (Friday) with back-to-back wins in the two feature classes for Ulster riders Dermott Lennon and Jessica Kurten. Antrim-born Kurten opened the door with victory in the 1m45 Two-Phase aboard the nine year-old grey gelding Contadoor, shading past Germany’s Felix Hassmann and Sl [...]
IN the official Longines World Show Jumping Rankings published today (Wednesday), covering competitions during the month of March, Ireland has increased its presence with nine riders now in the top 100, with Co. Down’s Conor Swail highest at No.28. Below Swail, Tipperary’s Denis Lynch remains in 31st place, with fellow Tipp rider Shane Breen at [...]
HORSE Sport Ireland has confirmed the make up of its High Performance Show Jumping Committees for 2014. HORSE Sport Ireland has confirmed the make up of its High Performance Show Jumping Committees for 2014. SENIOR Chairman – Pat Wall High Performance Manager – Robert Splaine ShowJumpingIreland nominee – Taylor Vard Horse Sport Ireland nominee – [...]
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, [...]
