It’s good to have a roof over your head. New season, same great indoor arenas at Ravensdale Lodge! The winter / spring season kicks off at Ravensdale Lodge this Thursday 24th January and with the weather that has been thrown at us recently it is a comforting thought for competitors to know there will be [...]
As the third week of the Indoor Eventing league at Gransha gets underway we are delighted to announce that Pegus Horse Feeds will again be our main sponsor. Pegus Horse Feeds (manufactured by John Thompson & Sons) are supplying vouchers for a bag of feed in the 70cm and 80cm classes on each of the [...]
Harness racing has a rich history in Prince Edward Island – Farmers raced their horses back before Confederation in 1867. It has evolved into an important sport in the Maritimes with one of the country’s most significant races taking place in Charlottetown every summer….the Gold Cup and Saucer Race. It attracts some of the top horses [...]
The week end snow fall did nothing to deter the spirit of competitors attending the first leg of the Flexi Eventing at The Meadows Equestrian Centre. The McCusker family had taken all necessary precautions to ensure that both arenas were in perfect condition although, in the event, there wasn’t even a hint of snow. Ivor [...]
60cm 1st Dotty, Emma Jane Orr. 70cm 1st Toffee, Victoria Boville. 80cm 1st= Pippa, Vivtoria Boville; Dan, Ethan Smith; Bounty, Melissa McBurney; Dotty, Emma Jane Orr; Darkie, Rebekah Houston; Soda, Jasmine Kirk. pictured right: L-R Caitlin Stuart winner of George Wilson cup 2nd Caroline black and 3rd Laura donaghy 90cm 1st Oskar, Caitlin Stuart won the [...]
Ballyversal home of Freddie & Lesley McDowell was the venue for the Route Hunt meet on Saturday 12th January. 13 hunt members and 4 visitors gathered at Ballyversal and enjoyed mulled wine before a few practice jumps in the McDowell’s arena. Hunt master Philip White welcomed everyone before the hunt set off. There was a [...]
We will be adding to the list below as we receive information from show organisers and competitors about shows affected by the weather this weekend. We also want to add to a list of shows that will be going ahead – so get in touch and let everyone know where they can compete this weekend [...]
The Equine Council for Northern Ireland has met with Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle O’Neill to discuss the findings of the recently produced report on the Status of the Horse in Northern Ireland. Chairman of ECNI, Tony McCusker was accompanied by ECNI Board Members John Kidd, Dr Ernest Logan, Helen Troughton and Development [...]
Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre plan to run a series of courses on side saddle. The side saddle course will be for anyone wishing to have a go at side saddle. Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianism that uses a type of saddle which allows a rider to sit aside rather than astride an equine. [...]
Sunday 13th January saw the first show in Lime Park Equestrian’s Indoor Show Jumping League. Despite the snow storm early that morning there was still a very good turnout. It was great to see all the old faces back, with everyone enjoying the craic and getting to catch up and its was a pleasure to [...]
A number of training events have been announced by Eventing Ireland to mark the start of the new season. We’ve listed them below, but you can find more information on the Eventing Ireland website. 19 Jan NR Try/Flexi Eventing 1, The Meadows EC 20 Jan MR Combined Training 1, Maryville 26 Jan NR Try/Flexi Eventing [...]
Get ready for one of the biggest steps of your life… Stepping back out over the top of the Europa Hotel, Belfast. After the success of last year’s CLAS Charity Abseil, the charity is organising another big adrenaline rush to raise funds. Crosskennan,CLAS, is now recruiting volunteers for the Crosskennan £5000 Drop and aim to raise [...]
Two very excited ladies are travelling on a journey from USA through Europe to Rome to raise awareness of the plight of horses worldwide. They have agreed to keep us updated on their journey as they go with images and pony tales so stay tuned and keep reading their wonderful updates… So, two Cowgirls go [...]
Tuesday 1st January was the first meet of 2013 for the Route Hunt . 20 hunt members and 7 visitors met at the kennels for yet another great day of hunting. All were welcomed to the meet by the joint master and invited back to the kennels after the hunt for refreshments. There were various [...]
With the new Eventing season fast approaching, time is running out to secure your tickets for the 2013 International Eventing Forum to get your season off on the ‘best hoof’ possible! The date is Monday 4th February, the place is Hartpury College, and the experience will be out of this world, as the speaker list [...]
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, [...]
