National Balmoral played host to Area 17 ‘Jumps Ahead’ Final on 15th July 2014. This year The Pony Club was delighted to have Equilyptus as sponsor for this prestigious class. There were 23 riders qualified for the final and this year the rules changed and horses were allowed for the first time. This rule change made [...]
Gransha Equestrian Centre attracted a record number of entries to its annual summer charity show on Saturday 26th July. Competitors were spoilt for choice with more than 50 classes available across four arenas, including new M&M, Irish Draught and Side Saddle Equitation classes. Riders coped well with the afternoon’s wet conditions after a humid [...]
Sunday 20th July saw another fantastic day for the fourth round of the Jump Challenge League at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. A combination of showjumping, working hunter and cross country fences provided another challenging course which again rode very well. Click here for photographs from the event Mill Yard would like to thank everyone [...]
The Training Show at Connell Hill on Friday night saw a large number of competitors arrive with horse boxes and lorries filling the parking spaces to jump tracks training horses and ponies and also enhancing their own riding skills. The tracks designed in the tremendous surface of the outdoor arena, due to high quality maintenance, [...]
The damp weather did not deter competitors making their way to Ardnacashel Comber for the Show Jumping Final on Sunday 3rd of August. The sun arrived just in time for the start of the competition. Ground conditions were foot perfect due to the fabulous sand and fibre surface in the main arena affording everyone a [...]
THE first gold medal was awarded to Germany at the European Pony Championships at Millstreet, Cork, today (Thursday) when they took the team gold in Dressage. Silver went to Great Britain, and Bronze to the Netherlands. The Irish team finished 11th on their first ever appearance in the dressage Championships. The Show Jumping and Eventing [...]
The seventh leg of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series 2014 took place this weekend at The Meadows, County Armagh. The classes attracted 52 Five Year Olds, 35 Six Year Olds and 14 Seven Year Olds for Saturday’s qualifiers. There was €9,500 in prize money on offer for these young horse classes from Horse Sport Ireland over the two days of [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held a very successful 3rd week of their showjumping league at Ecclesville, Fintona. Jumping continued to 10.30 pm with over 70 entries. The Club were delighted to welcome their regular competitors as well as some new faces to the league. Thanks to Raymond Caldwell for building a nice flowing course, Sandra [...]
The sun shone at Ardnacashel Equestrian, Comber on Sunday 6th July 2014, the first leg of its Show Jumping League. The new course of show jumps looked fabulous and the competitors enjoyed jumping round the very colourful course in the spacious outdoor arena on the excellent fibre and white sand surface. Jasmin Kirkwood took the first Red Rosette of the day [...]
Competitors made a very worthwhile trip to Connell Hill for this the fifth week of the SJI Summer Horse League on Thursday jumping pleasurably outdoors in the sunshine. The courses, once again, were topnotch with a surface which can only be described as ‘world-class’ as it provides excellent rideability. This surface, which is highly maintained, [...]
Week ending 29th June 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Show organisers at Ravensdale Lodge have a busy week ahead with RDS qualifiers for Connemara performance hunters and performance Irish drafts taking place on Saturday 5th July. This is followed on Sunday 6th July with the annual Summer Derby show at the centre [...]
The Mini League Showjumping at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, had another great night couple of nights on Fridays 13th, 20th and 27th June It will continue on Friday evenings throughout July and August, starting at 6pm sharp with cross poles followed by the 50cm, 60, 70 and 80cm League classes, then 90cm and 1m for [...]
Thursday saw the Half Way Mark of the Summer SJI Horse League at Connell Hill where competitors are to jump at four league dates to qualify for the final on Thursday 31st July, and with four dates, 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th July, remaining competitors still have the opportunity of jumping on these dates to [...]
Portmore are hosting a two day SJI Show with Ponies on Saturday and Horses on Sunday. Saturday 28th June Start 9.30am Ponies Prize Entry 1 128cm 70cm £70 £14 2 128cm 80cm £70 £14 3 [...]
Week ending 22nd June 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. With one down & three to go, Ravensdale Lodge hosted the first of its qualifiers for the RDS Horse Show in August on Saturday 21st June. First up were the amateurs and as it was everyone’s last chance to qualify for Dublin there [...]
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, [...]
