Sunday 7th June saw the first in a series of 4 Derby days at Gransha Equestrian Centre. A beautiful sunny morning added to the relaxed atmosphere and it was great to see so many of the Gransha liveries taking part in the competition. Held in the all-weather arena, riders had to navigate their way over [...]
Cavan Equestrian Centre hosted a Three Day Pony Premier show over the weekend Friday 12th, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June. This three day event included the Starfinder Class and also the Pony Premier Classes. It was also the final leg of the Francis Derwin Sponsored Cavan Starspotter League with the winners below and the [...]
Tara Armstrong from Lisburn, Co Antrim and Martin Rice from Downpatrick, Co. Down have been selected as the Navan Racecourse and Fairyhouse Racecourse Student Interns, through the Horse Racing Ireland Internship Programme They will commence their twelve-week work placements at the tracks next Monday, June 8th. This is the second year of the HRI Student [...]
William Fox-Pitt (GBR), the multiple Olympic, World and European medallist, is back as world Eventing number one after victory in last month’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, fourth leg of the FEI Classics™. He had held on to the world number one slot for a year until last month, when Michael Jung (GER), who became the first [...]
The stately homes of Ireland are about to be invaded by three intrepid Chefs who will take the viewer on a quest to recreate the grand feasts, lavish dinners and party buffets that these great kitchens once prepared for all kinds of special celebrations and give the audience a peep behind the doors and histories [...]
Roman holiday up for grabs the Down Royal and Lexus Belfast best dressed Lady Fashionistas and racing fans alike will be under starter’s orders for this year’s two-day Summer Festival of Racing at Down Roya lon the 19th and 20th of June, as it’s confirmed that Lexus Belfast, part of the Charles Hurst group, will sponsor [...]
It was Saturday and the ‘rain man’ made an entrance, just for a little while making a quick departure, as Connell Hill welcomed competitors for the final of the May SJI Horse League. From early morning the venue buzzed as excitement grew and grew for the mission ahead – competing to win. Course Designer, Colm [...]
Connell Hill set courses for competitors to jump/train/school at the Training Show on Friday night where everyone received a warm welcome. The courses set in the outdoor arena offered riders the opportunity of brushing up on skills with the sure-footedness of take-off and landing in the comfort of the cushion like surface. The first red [...]
Not for the first time in the history of the popular CSIO in Sopot, Poland, Team Germany came out on top at the fourth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 2 League today. However they had to work hard for their success, forced into a jump-off by the French who [...]
Week ending 6th June 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. It is set to be another busy week at Ravensdale Lodge as the centre plays host to the Young Event Horse Series (YES) on Thursday 11th June closely followed by RDS qualifiers for Connemara Performance Hunter & Performance Irish Draught on Saturday 13th [...]
Thursday saw a glorious start to the Summer SJI Horse League as the sun came out to welcome competitors at Connell Hill, where course designer, Nigel Jess set smooth flowing tracks in the grand outdoor arena. Judge, Katy Saunders set the show off with the 80 cm class which saw Pauline McKeown, from Randalstown, set [...]
IRELAND has had two Grand Prix successes in the last 24 hours, with Richie Moloney victorious at the new four-star show in Tryon, North Carolina, and Darragh Kenny claiming third place on Sunday afternoon at Switzerland’s five-star competition at St. Gallen. Written by Colin McClelland Kilkenny-born Moloney, riding Equinimity LLC’s stallion Carrabis Z, was last [...]
IRISH teenage show jumping sensation Bertram Allen has today (Thursday) broken through into the top five of the world’s best riders, according to the official Longines FEI Jumping rankings just published for the month of May. Written by Colin McClelland Wexford-born Allen originally cracked the top 20 late last year when a string of superlative [...]
IRELAND’S team for Friday’s top-level Furusiyya Nations’ Cup in St. Gallen, Switzerland was announced by Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine on Thursday evening. Drawn to jump in the advantageous eighth position of eight teams competing, Ireland’s foursome will line out as follows: Shane Breen with Golden Hawk Greg Broderick with MHS Going Global [...]
The Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league resumes this weekend, with Ballinamona Equestrian Centre just outside Waterford City hosting the fifth round of the series on Sunday. The biggest field of the season so far have declared for action, with a huge 58 horses and riders on the start-list, including league-leader Francis Connors and [...]
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, [...]
