Ardnacashel Equestrian, Comber are delighted to be holding an eventing clinic with top international event rider Ben Hobday. After starting as a working pupil for Hannah Bate in Cheshire Ben went on to work for William Funnell, where, he gained valuable experience in the world of show jumping and picked up expert eventing knowledge from Pippa Funnell. Ben Hobday is now [...]
Eventing Ireland can now reveal more details of its first ever Eventing Ireland National Championships being held at Ballindenisk, Co Cork from 11-12 July 2015. The Eventing Ireland National Championships will see riders competing in all 14 classes from EI90 to CNC3*. To qualify for the National Championships, riders and horses will need to be [...]
COOLEY FARM TO SPONSOR NEW CCIYH1* CLASS AS SCHEDULE FOR TATTS 2015 IS RELEASED Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland have added a new and exciting CCI1* Young Horse Class to the schedule for 2015. Tattersalls Ireland are delighted to welcome Cooley Farm who have come on board [...]
Week ending 15th February 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. It was a busy couple of weeks of pony jumping at Ravensdale Lodge which peaked on 14th February when the Pony Spring Tour kicked off at the scenic North Louth venue, Show organisers had broken with tradition over the preceding weeks by running [...]
Tattersalls International Horse Trials & Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland is delighted to announce Horsezone.co.uk as sponsors of their Live Video Streaming platform for the 2015 event. 2014 was the first year that Tattersalls introduced Live Streaming and it proved to be extremely popular across the world with over 130,000 people tuning into the [...]
Week ending 8th February 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. There was a touch of spring fever in the air around Ravensdale Lodge this week as large numbers of horses and ponies turned up on Sunday last to school in advance of the forthcoming Pony Spring Tour on Saturday 14th February and Sunday [...]
Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland are delighted to welcome Joanne Quirke and Sallie Ryle to the team in preparation for Ireland’s leading three day event taking place from May 27th to 31st2015. Joanne Quirke is well known in eventing and hunting circles having competed here herself on numerous [...]
Week ending 14th December 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The finals of three autumn / winter leagues were held this week at Ravensdale Lodge and there was great excitement over the three days as combinations battled it out against the clock. First competition up was the final of the SJI registered league [...]
AGNELLI Motor Park, Dublin and Jeep Ireland have announced that they have joined forces with Eventing Ireland’s number one event rider, Olympian Joseph Murphy, as official Ambassador. No stranger to horse power, Murphy and his team will be on the ‘Road to Rio’ with a different type of horse power. To be precise, the international [...]
The countdown is on to the 2015 International Eventing Forum Set your 2015 Eventing season off on the best foot possible with a day at the 2015 International Eventing Forum, a day that has become an absolute “must attend” for eventing enthusiasts of all levels of skill and ambition! Organised by Irish eventing devotees Jean [...]
Week ending 23rd November 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The autumn / winter run of shows continued this week at Ravensdale Lodge as the twelve weeks of leagues and shows draws to a close. There are two weeks remaining in this league before the finals take place beginning Thursday 11th November. SJI [...]
Week ending 16th November 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The recent torrential rainfall did not deter combinations from finding their way to Ravensdale Lodge to compete this past week. More availed of the opportunity to hire the indoor arenas at the centre to school animals which they could not exercise at home [...]
The charming South Australian city of Adelaide has put on its best “bib and tucker”, with Jacaranda trees covering the city in a beautiful pre-Christmas mauve haze, ready for the FEI Classics™ at the most prestigious equestrian event in the Southern Hemisphere, the Australian International 3 Day Event. Written by Anna Sharpley This second leg of [...]
JOSEPH Murphy claimed a career best when finishing in fifth place for Ireland at the four-star event in Pau, France this afternoon (Sunday). The Mullingar rider also took the trophy for best cross country round of the competition. Murphy, riding the Irish Sport Horse Sportsfield Othello, had three fences down in the final show jumping [...]
Week ending 19th October 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre There were increased attendances at all shows held at Ravensdale Lodge this week as the weather turned more seasonal and combinations sought the comfort of an indoor arena. Thursday’s SJI registered horse show recorded a big increase as did Saturday afternoon’s Horse First [...]
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, [...]
