Photographs and results will be going up here from the show throughout today. MINIATURE HORSES Ring 14 11.00 a.m. Judge – Ms Helen Morgan, Ballynahinch Prizes: 1st £30; 2nd £25; 3rd £20. Class AB – Yearling Filly, Colt or Gelding, 32” – not expected to exceed 34” at maturity. [...]
Back by popular demand this year, the Lessans Riding Stables Ladies Day show will take place on Sunday 28 July. The Saintfield yard would like to invite everyone of the female persuasion to don their glad rags, polish up their trusty steeds and come and be a real lady for the day! Three arenas will [...]
Thursday 4th July, the fifth week of Connell Hill’s league, saw the return of riders and horses in immaculate turned out, ready to jump a professionally designed course of fences. Spectators relaxed in the viewing gallery as they watched each horse jump with style and precision. The 80 cm class started the day off with [...]
Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and her 11-year old Olympic partner Valegro have reclaimed the world number one spot in this month’s FEI World Dressage Rankings. The London 2012 double gold medallists, who won both the Grand Prix and the Freestyle to Music at the recent CDIO 5* Rotterdam (NED), top the rankings with 2,912 points [...]
Achievement, confidence building, and fitness is the aim for Connell Hill training shows as aid and advice are all on hand to help not only the rider but the horse. Both novice horses and riders have been seen to benefit from the series of shows offered by the equestrian centre. The first class of the [...]
Following a fall at Tweseldown Racecourse, Hampshire, in the British Eventing Horse Trials on Monday, the 23 year old was taken to ITU in hospital. The following message was posted on her the Laura Collett Facebook page “Following Laura’s bad fall today Laura is now in ITU in hospital. She has been stabilised and we [...]
CO. DOWN show jumper Dermott Lennon (44) won his second Mercedes car at the three-star show in Geesteren, Netherlands this weekend with a Grand Prix victory on Sunday. Meanwhile, Cork’s Billy Twomey took first place in the Grand Prix at Wettenhall in England with the ten year-old gelding Diaghilev. Both riders were celebrating their second [...]
CLARE Abbott took both the 5 year-old and 6 year-old classes of the new Irish Sport Horse Eventing series at Killossery Lodge in Co. Dublin today (Sunday), while Michael O’Toole won the 4 year-old class. Abbott rode Cormac McKay’s Oakley, by Beach Ball (ISH) and bred by Messrs Teague and Mulgree in the 6 year-old [...]
Sunday 23rd June saw the Laurel View leg of the second Inter Venue Tour. A rather depressing weather forecast had convinced the course building team that indoors was the only sensible option for the competition. Sadly their foresight was indeed justified, but happily the day proceeded smoothly and dryly utilising both indoor arenas. Taking home [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre, Summer SJI Horse & Pony League, Thursday 4th July 2013 HORSES 80cm – No Result 90cm-1, D. Vallely’s Drumiller Ardress (Paul Dillon); 1m- 1, A. McQuade’s Finod Fear (Susanna McQuade); 1, J. Mohan’s Highfield Bohemia (Kayla Mohan); 1.10m- 1, V. McKee’s Carrigeen Moss (Victoria McKee); 1, J. Burgess’s Obos Apollo (June Buegess); 1,B. Clinghan’s [...]
What a scorcher! It was so gorgeous at Laurel View on the 9th June that judges permitted riders to dispense with their jackets and protocol while riding their dressage tests. A successful day for those who could keep their cool in the arena. Simon Wylie and Laurel View Cindy took the top spot in the [...]
Tattersalls Ireland has announced that the Tattersalls Ireland July Show in association with the Rolestown Show and Ward Union Hunt will take place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July 2013. The schedule comprises of a variety of classes from Showing to Working Hunter to Show Jumping to Racehorse to Riding Horse to Team Hunt [...]
The Kings are Queens of the ring at the NIRC outdoor show jumping Championships at Meadows A dull day didn’t dampen the spirits of the competitors at the NIRC champs. Close to 200 competitors turned out to compete for a wide range of classes for seniors and juniors , teams and individuals. One family had [...]
COMMANDANT John Ledingham, HSI team manager, coach and Chef d’Equipe, tonight (Friday) announced the following teams for the up-coming European Championships for Children, Juniors and Young Riders at Vejer De La Frontera in Spain, which take place from the 16th to the 21st of July 2013. The names of horses and riders are: YOUNG RIDER [...]
SJI registered horse & pony league Wednesday 26th June. Horses: 80 class: K. lynch’s Con Kid Z (A. O’ Farrell). 90cm class, divided between: Aimee O’ Farrell’s Mn Cascadeur 9A. O’ Farrell), Karen Mc Leigh’s Slieveana Slat (K. Mc Leigh), Janine Farrell’s Blackmoor Heather (J. Farrell) & Marie Quigley’s Liscargle Lux Pride (H. Joyce). 1m [...]
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, [...]
