The Race horse to riding horse association are working with Coilog Equestrian Kildare to hold a Charity show with proceeds going to the injured jockeys fund – John Jo Bright from Antrim and JT Mcnamara from Cork. It will take place on the 18th august and as you can see from the schedule there are [...]
Giltspur Scientific, a local Ballyclare company who specialise manufacture HorseSlips, shoes for lame cattle and horses, has recently sponsored local eventing pony rider Holly Wray. Holly is the only member of the Irish Pony Eventing European Team to be selected from Northern Ireland and has travelled out to Arezzo, Italy this week for the 2013 [...]
Ecclesville Equestrian Centre, Fintona is the venue for a one day un-registered Show scheduled for Sunday 4 August. ASDA, AJS Promotions, Omagh Equestrian and Countrywear and Omagh Sports Forum have very generously sponsored the prizes and rosettes for this Show. With excellent prize money and equestrian items for the winners of the classes the organisers [...]
The 60cm was a bit of a slow start for the Laurel View Derby competition on the last day of June but plenty of fun for the competitors all the same, Nuala McNally and Diego, showed a clean pair of heels to secure 1st place, while Ewan Hall on Sinetta picked up a few faults [...]
The Irish Draught Horse Society Ltd of Northern Ireland along with CAFRE are holding a Demonstration Evening, “Preparing Mares for Inspection”, on Wednesday 14th August 2013 at Portmore Equestrian Centre. The aim of the evening is to encourage people to bring their horses out to the inspections, which are being held in Northern Ireland in [...]
Sunshine, horse racing and Magners – the perfect combination for a Friday evening! Come and join us for the Magners Race evening on Friday 26th July at Down Royal. Our gates will open at 4pm with the first race kicking off at 5.40pm (approx.) and the seventh and final race at 8.50pm (approx.). General admission [...]
Gransha Riding Club are beginning preparations for their new charity show to be held at Gransha Equestrian Centre on Saturday 7th September. Chest Heart and Stroke, and Marie Curie Cancer Care are the two nominated charities to be supported by the show. There will be classes for horse and pony Show Jumping and Working Hunter [...]
Temperatures reached thirty two degrees last weekend at the RDA National Championships at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire! Thirteen riders, five horses and approximately thirty parents, carers and RDA volunteers made up a very successful squad with the riders having one of their best Championships ever. Members from Omagh, Coleraine and Newtownards came home laden with [...]
With a total haul of over 20 awards, Omagh Riding for Disabled returned triumphant after there recent trip to the UK National RDA Championships, set within the equine grounds at Hartpury College, Gloucester. Temperatures soared to 32 Degrees on the first day of the competition, with the air temperature rising to such a high level, [...]
Saturday 27th July Shanes Castle, Antrim Commencing at 9.30am 1. 90cm Islandbawn Stores/A Tumelty 2. 1m Interfrigo/Easi Park (This class is a leg of the 2013 Ulster Region 1m league - Details Ulster Region website) 3.1.10m Donnelly Group / Wilson Dennison – This class is a leg of the 2013 Ulster Region 1.10 league, details on [...]
This long overdue Mediterranean weather is hitting us all by surprise but Connell Hill takes care by offering competitors the opportunity of warming up outdoors and jumping in the cool of the indoor arena. Competitors jumping regularly at Connell Hill had huge success attending the National Balmorals Championships, well done to everyone. Paul Humphries on [...]
IN HIS last month as a Junior Rider, Wexford’s Bertram Allen took the Individual Silver Medal at the Junior European Show Jumping Championships in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, aboard Ballywalter Farms’s grey mare Molly Malone. European Junior Team Gold winner in 2012, the 17 year-old lost out in a three-way jump off today to [...]
This is the weather we have long awaited, some of us find it hard going but just remember this spell when we horse enthusiasts are mucking out in the cold hard winds of the winter months. So these training shows are ideal for jumping a course of fences in a relaxed environment in the cool [...]
IRELAND’S show jumping manager Robert Splaine announced his five-man squad for the Aga Khan Trophy competition at next month’s Discover Ireland Horse Show. From the squad of five Splaine will pick four combinations as his team in the days before the Nations’ Cup. His squad selection is: Cameron Hanley/Antello Z Cian O’Connor/Blue Loyd or Cooper [...]
Hannah Biggs returned from the CDI4* in Shindlhof, Fritzen with her superstar stallion Weltzin. Beaming! Hannah has had amazing results this year in her international outings and has also experienced the highs and lows dressage can bring. After a disappointing performance at Aachen, she went straight to Shindlhof, Fritzen alongside her trainer Emile Faurie who [...]
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, [...]
