The Equine Council for Northern Ireland has met with Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle O’Neill to discuss the findings of the recently produced report on the Status of the Horse in Northern Ireland. Chairman of ECNI, Tony McCusker was accompanied by ECNI Board Members John Kidd, Dr Ernest Logan, Helen Troughton and Development [...]
Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre plan to run a series of courses on side saddle. The side saddle course will be for anyone wishing to have a go at side saddle. Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianism that uses a type of saddle which allows a rider to sit aside rather than astride an equine. [...]
A number of training events have been announced by Eventing Ireland to mark the start of the new season. We’ve listed them below, but you can find more information on the Eventing Ireland website. 19 Jan NR Try/Flexi Eventing 1, The Meadows EC 20 Jan MR Combined Training 1, Maryville 26 Jan NR Try/Flexi Eventing [...]
Get ready for one of the biggest steps of your life… Stepping back out over the top of the Europa Hotel, Belfast. After the success of last year’s CLAS Charity Abseil, the charity is organising another big adrenaline rush to raise funds. Crosskennan,CLAS, is now recruiting volunteers for the Crosskennan £5000 Drop and aim to raise [...]
Few things in life bring me more joy than riding good horses with good friends. This weekend was full to the brim with joy and happiness but as with most wonderful things it didn’t come without tremendous effort. What was supposed to be our sunny south Texas getaway started early Friday morning at the balmy [...]
Two very excited ladies are travelling on a journey from USA through Europe to Rome to raise awareness of the plight of horses worldwide. They have agreed to keep us updated on their journey as they go with images and pony tales so stay tuned and keep reading their wonderful updates… So, two Cowgirls go [...]
Tuesday 1st January was the first meet of 2013 for the Route Hunt . 20 hunt members and 7 visitors met at the kennels for yet another great day of hunting. All were welcomed to the meet by the joint master and invited back to the kennels after the hunt for refreshments. There were various [...]
With the new Eventing season fast approaching, time is running out to secure your tickets for the 2013 International Eventing Forum to get your season off on the ‘best hoof’ possible! The date is Monday 4th February, the place is Hartpury College, and the experience will be out of this world, as the speaker list [...]
Saturday 19th January is the date for a wonderful day of Side Saddle Hunting with the Meath Hunt. ALL national and international Side Saddle riders welcome. For more details please call:+353 86 084 2994 or Email: susan_oakes1@hotmail.com You can also join the facebook event by clicking here Or indeed follow the Side Saddle Association’s Facebook [...]
A date has been set for the Annual Roscommon Hunt Ball, to be held at the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon on Saturday 23rd February 2013. Tickets €40 Great night promised! Bookings and enquiries to Anne Tully at 0861517036 or contact anne at anthonytully@eircom.net
The British Horse Society Ireland had their second hack at Castle Leslie Estate. Over twenty riders came together to enjoy the fantastic scenery which is on offer at Castle Leslie. With over 1000 acres to ride around the riders where not bored and all really enjoyed it. Sev A special thank you must go to [...]
EACH year British Eventing produces rankings of the leading sires of young event horses competing in the UK. This year Irish-based stallions dominated the young horse sire rankings. The rankings, which were published on the British Eventing website in November, show that 15 of the top 20 stallions of four to eight year old event [...]
Launching their new 2012/2013 Winter Series and tips on getting the most from your day of competition… Exciting times are ahead for the Northern Ireland Working Hunter Association, by taking the best of last year’s changes and adding some new improvements to the layout and structure of the shows for the winter months, there is [...]
Denver and Lynsey Robb opened Glenvine Pet and Equine Crematorium in January 2009, initially for small animals. In spring 2010 they added the facility for equines and haven’t looked back. Now in their fourth year of business, they find that a lot of work comes from referrals due to clients spreading the word about their [...]
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, [...]
