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Ecclesville Equestrian Centre Announce New Dates

Ecclesville Equestrian Centre Announce New Dates

| May 15, 2015

Ecclesville Equestrian Centre, Fintona is the venue for two un-registered Shows scheduled for Sunday 17 and 24 May and this is will be followed with the first of the outdoor leagues for the season, starting on Friday 29 May at 6.15pm.   With prizes in kind and prize money of £50 for the Pony 90cm [...]

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What’s On at Lessans This Summer

What’s On at Lessans This Summer

| May 13, 2015

Outdoor Cash Derby Sunday 3 May @ 1.30pm – the Lessans Cash Derby is back – and this time it’s moving outdoors…! Classes from 50cm warm-up to 1m. Ridden over a mixture of showjumps and cross-country fences, steps, bank, etc. Cash prizes up for grabs for higher classes; these will also be ridden partially on [...]

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Lynch Snatches German Grand Prix Victory

Lynch Snatches German Grand Prix Victory

| May 12, 2015

IRELAND’S Denis Lynch snatched the Golden Whip trophy with a Grand Prix victory at Norten-Hardenberg in Germany on Sunday, collecting the 15,000 euro winner’s prize. Written by Colin McClelland Piloting Thomas Straumann’s 15 year-old gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof, the Tipperary rider outpaced Brazil’s Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and the 11 year-old Zerlin M by just [...]

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Ireland Finishes Joint Fourth in Drammen Nations Cup

Ireland Finishes Joint Fourth in Drammen Nations Cup

| May 12, 2015

IRELAND finished joint fourth in the three-star Drammen Nations’ Cup in Norway on Friday on a team total of 16 faults, alongside France. The competition was won by an experienced Netherlands team on just four faults, with Denmark second on eight faults and Italy third with 12 faults. Eight nations competed. Highlight of the Irish [...]

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Weather Seesaw’s From Sunshine To Showers at Ravensdale Lodge

Weather Seesaw’s From Sunshine To Showers at Ravensdale Lodge

| May 11, 2015

Week ending 9th May, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Competitions ping ponged between the outdoor and indoor arenas at Ravensdale Lodge as the weather seesawed between sunshine and showers. The recent start of the spring / summer show season has been dogged by the fluctuating weather systems that have passed over the country [...]

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Classy Czechs cruise to victory at Europe Division 2 opener in Linz

Classy Czechs cruise to victory at Europe Division 2 opener in Linz

| May 11, 2015

On an day of ever-changing fortunes for many of the other sides, a crack foursome from the Czech Republic took the lead at the halfway stage and held on to secure a convincing victory in the opening leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 2 League at Linz in Austria.  Zuzana Zelinkova, [...]

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Hutchinson Wins Pegus Leinster Summer Tour at Barnadown

Hutchinson Wins Pegus Leinster Summer Tour at Barnadown

| May 11, 2015

The Pegus Leinster Summer Tour moved to Barnadown in Co Wexford on Saturday, where Co Kilkenny riders filled the top two places, after a thrilling close-fought competition. At the finish it was Michael Hutchinson who came out on top with the Team Z7 owned gelding Laith. Twenty five year-old Hutchinson had shared top honours in [...]

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O’Shea Leads Irish Dominance of Norwegian Grand Prix

O’Shea Leads Irish Dominance of Norwegian Grand Prix

| May 5, 2015

LIMERICK’S Paul O’Shea led Irish dominance of the Drammen Grand Prix in Norway on Sunday with a decisive win. Riding Skara Glen’s Sienna, O’Shea was one of eight through to the jump-off, but opened up a gap of over four seconds in the final round to relegate Norway’s Iselin Gjendemsjo and Woulon L to the [...]

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Connors Hoping For Repeat Success in Munster GP League

Connors Hoping For Repeat Success in Munster GP League

| May 4, 2015

The 2015 Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league gets underway on Bank Holiday Monday (4th May), at Ballylawn, Kill, Co Waterford, the home of reigning champion Francis Connors. The series will visit shows throughout the Munster province during the coming months, with €2,000 on offer at each venue. A total of thirty-nine horses and [...]

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Ireland Launches 2015 Nations Cup Campaign in Belgium

Ireland Launches 2015 Nations Cup Campaign in Belgium

| April 30, 2015

IRELAND will launch its 2015 top level Nations’ Cup campaign at Lummen in Belgium tomorrow (Friday) with the team of Denis Lynch, Cameron Hanley, Greg Broderick and Billy Twomey. Drawn fifth to jump of eight of the world’s best show jumping nations taking part at Lummen, the Irish quartet are facing their country’s first points-scoring [...]

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Kenny Scores First Irish Victory at Five Star Antwerp Show

Kenny Scores First Irish Victory at Five Star Antwerp Show

| April 30, 2015

OFFALY native Darragh Kenny flew over from his adopted US home to compete in the Longines Global Champions’ Tour five star Antwerp show this weekend, and took a 6,000 euro win on Saturday morning’s the speed class. Riding the 13 year-old Limmerick Irish Sport Horse mare Belle Rock, Kenny was 13th to jump in a [...]

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Thrilling Horse and Pony Final at Kernan Equestrian Centre

Thrilling Horse and Pony Final at Kernan Equestrian Centre

| April 30, 2015

Kernan Equestrian Centre Horse & Pony League Final Sunday 19th April 2015   Horses 80cms- 1, T. Carragher’s Wachfull Eye (Hannah Joyce);   90cms- 1, D. McMahon’s Sunnyside Boy (Darragh McMahon); 1, S. Kelly’s Golan Arkansas Rose (Jeni Lyons);   1m- 1, L. Cheney’s Morning De La Bouverie (Lana Cheney);   1.10m- 1, T. McGuinness’s Horseware Foxy [...]

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All systems go for Spring / Summer at Ravensdale Lodge

All systems go for Spring / Summer at Ravensdale Lodge

| April 29, 2015

Week ending 26th April 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The spring / summer outdoor schedule of events & shows kicks off this week with SJI registered jumping for horses on Wednesday 29th April. There will be the usual modified classes from 80cm to 1.30m and this show has a start time of [...]

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Laurel View Easter Show Time

Laurel View Easter Show Time

| April 28, 2015

Rain drowned the chances of a cross country go as you please on Sunday 12th April, but thankfully the indoor facilities at Laurel View meant that the Easter Show was able to run unhindered.   A great crowd of competitors turned out to have a go at the show jumping and obstacle courses. All the [...]

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Kelly Wins French Grand Prix on Drumiller Lough

Kelly Wins French Grand Prix on Drumiller Lough

| April 28, 2015

ARMY rider Capt.Michael Kelly continued his recent run of solid form with a win in the French Grand Prix at Chantilly this evening (Sunday). The 31 year-old piloted the Irish Sport Horse Drumiller Lough to a 6,000 euro victory after setting a very fast time in the 13 horse jump-off. The only rider to come [...]

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