Strule Valley Riding Club Est 1997 are holding an arena eventing competition on Saturday 14th September in Ecclesville Equestrian Centre, Fintona. The course will consist of 6 show jumps followed by 6 working hunter/cross country type fences. Classes will start at 10am and include 70cm, 80cm, 90cm, 1 metre, 1 metre 10 Double Clears to go in at end [...]
Arena development work continues at Ravensdale Lodge. With the redevelopment of the outdoor fibre sand arena a distant memory, it is the turn of the indoor arenas at Ravensdale Lodge to get a makeover before the autumn / winter season commences at the centre in September. The work which was carried out on the outdoor [...]
Week ending 8th September 2013, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. You have to go back to 1999 to see Bobbyjo’s name on the Aintree Grand National trophy. The jockey who rode him to victory over the famous Aintree fences that day was one of Irelands top national hunt jockey’s, Paul Carberry. Give the [...]
Jock Paget and Clifton Promise were the winners of The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2013. Jock led both the dressage and cross country phase and then, with only a single penalty on the final fence of the show jumping, he made it a clean sweep on Clifton Promise. Re-live the action from all 3 [...]
With the first week of this school term over Connell Hills’ Friday night Training Show saw not only a large turn out of competitors to jump but also family and friends cheering and applauding from the packed viewing gallery. As there is a considerable change to the day light hours this is the ideal indoor [...]
Crabbie’s serves up first £1 million Grand National Leading independent drinks company Halewood International today announced its Crabbie’s brand will become the new Official Title Sponsor of the Grand National and Grand National Festival at Aintree. The three-year deal will see the world’s most famous steeplechase, now called the Crabbie’s Grand National, run for a [...]
Mossvale Equestrian Centre started its usual popular winter jumping on Friday 9th September with good entries in all classes. All competitors get 2 rounds of jumping regardless of faults in their first round in all classes. The first class is cross poles and starts at 7.15pm with doors open from 7pm. Results as follows: Cross [...]
Written By Kate Green FEI Jock Paget kept an admirably cool head in the pressurised last few minutes of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, final leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, and became the fifth New Zealander to lift the top prize here at this much-respected British CCI4*. Kiwi riders have won 12 of [...]
It was a busy energetic day at the second date of the Autumn SJI Pony League at Connell Hill. These young riders were up early and dressed in full show gear prepared to take up the challenge of jumping a colourful course of fences which were set to test riders skills and agility of their [...]
Saturday saw a large turn out of competitors to jump at the first day of this SJI Autumn League at Connell Hill over a course providing an excellent challenge for competitors of all levels. The 90 cm class seems to attract a mixture of competitors having fun with their horses, and those producing some upcoming [...]
Week four of Ecclesville’s Mid-Summer League allowed competitors their last chance to qualify for the prizes at the Final. With some very speedy combinations through, the organisers are anticipating a great evening of showjumping! Spectators are very welcome to come along and cheer on these competitors, and for some of them it will be their [...]
IN the official Longines World Show Jumping Rankings published yesterday covering competitions during the month of August, Ireland has four riders in the top 50. Leading the Irish entries in the monthly table is Tipperary’s Denis Lynch in 29th place, while Co. Down’s Conor Swail takes 36th place. Tipperary-born Shane Breen has jumped from 56th [...]
The Limerick Harriers are organizing a special point to point in aid of the JT McNamara Fund at their course in Lemonfield near Limerick by kind permission of the Mulcaire Family. JT suffered a very serious injury at Cheltenham when his horse fell at the first in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup. .In [...]
Sunday 1 September saw the Connolly’s Red Mills Eventing SuperLeague Championship A/CNC2* class held at Tattersalls, with eleven of Ireland’s best horse and rider combinations competing for the title. The class was eligible to riders who had competed in the Eventing SuperLeague which started in March this year. Michael Ryan riding Ballylynch Wizard led from [...]
Wimbledon, the Ashes, the Tour de France… Can Britain’s second “summer of sport” climax with a Land Rover Burghley home win? Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (5-8 September) has long been a major highlight of the British equestrian season. Set in the stunning grounds of Burghley House, one of Britain’s most historic houses, the Lincolnshire [...]
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, [...]
