William Fox-Pitt (GBR), multiple Olympic, World and European medallist, and the first British rider to lead the FEI World Eventing Rankings in 2002, is back as world number one. Fox-Pitt, who also led the world rankings in 2009 and 2010, has a 16-point lead over Andrew Nicholson (NZL), who had led the world Eventing rankings [...]
Portmore Equestrian Centre are expecting a busy bank holiday weekend with their two day show scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The schedule includes classes from 90cm to 1.35m and also includes a leg of the 1.35m Ulster Grand Prix. The full schedule can be found on the Portmore Website and Bank Holiday Monday will see the [...]
The Amateur accumulative points Eventing league began on 19 April at Tyrella (3). In their third year of sponsorship Dunboyne Castle Hotel has kindly agreed to sponsor the CNC1* Amateur class. Castle Leslie has agreed to sponsor the EI90 Amateur class for a third year and we welcome our new sponsor the Old Ground Hotel [...]
Week ending 27th April 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre It seems such a short time since the announcement of the Smart Leagues initiative at Ravensdale Lodge, in actuality it was nearly five months ago! After fourteen weeks of great competitive action at the centre it came down to three finals on Friday, [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre Spring SJI Horse & Pony League Sunday 20th April FINAL 2014 HORSES 90cm- 1, J. Griffin’s Cregmore Hughie ( Jim Griffin); 1, E. Duggan’s Libero Flight (Eileen Duggan); 1m- 1,L. McEntaggart’s Explorer Z (Louise McEntaggart); 1, J. Griffin’s Cregmore Hughie (Jim Griffin); 1,J. McMurphy’s Iroko Molly (William Anderson); 1, P. McCourt’s Kardo [...]
It was a most spectacular finale to the Spring SJI Horse League at Connell Hill as competitors arrived, after painstaking hours of preparation cleaning tack and grooming horses, to jump colourful tracks in the great outdoors. These colourful tracks, designed by Mr Will Crean, demanded control with concentrated riding skills on this first rate surface [...]
Horse Sport Ireland IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine today (Friday) announced the show jumping squad who will represent their country in this year’s first European Nations’ Cup of the elite FEI Furusiyya super league series. A five-star competition, the Nations’ Cup will be held at Lummen in Belgium on May 2nd. The squad of [...]
The sunshine on Friday night encouraged competitors to load up and travel to Connell Hill for the training Show. The course, designed in the outdoor arena, encouraged horse and rider to go forward as they embark upon their campaign of summer jumping. Kick starting the show collecting red rosettes for smooth collective clear rounds, in [...]
There is a fantastic schedule of events coming up at Knockagh View Equestrian Centre, Greenisland. The first of these is an outdoor derby league starting on Sunday 4th May, there are classes from 60cms to 90cms, classes are pre-entry to Lesley Wilson on 07729607768. The next league starting in May is a dressage league on [...]
EDWARD Butler and Rincoola Rua (ISH) won the first leg of the ISH studbook series at Louth County show today (Sunday). The winner is by Diamant De Semilly (SF) out of the Dam Rincoola Abu (ISH) and was bred and owned by Harold McGahern. Second was Shenick (ISH) ridden by John Floody, owned by Joanne [...]
Knockagh View Equestrian Centre, Greenisland held their jump cross final on Saturday. The optional joker fence was a picnic stable which caused some excitement! To start the day off Claire Dobbin and her lovely pony Louie jumped a lovely clear to win the 60cms league and take home a beautiful horse first hamper, Claire also [...]
FEI Written By Kate Green William Fox-Pitt (GBR) kept the cool head for which he is famous to win his third Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event in five years. Fox-Pitt, already a triple winner of the FEI Classics™, now heads the 2013/2014 leaderboard by 15 points after three out of six legs. The runner-up, Lauren [...]
Strule Valley Riding Club Est 1997 are planning to hold a Working Hunter Competition the week before the Balmoral show. The competition will be held on Saturday 10th May 2014 at Ecclesville, Fintona and classes begin at 10am Schedule Ponies Class 1 – 60cm Class 2 – 70cm Class 3 – 80cm Class 4 – 90cm Pony Championship [...]
The Cavan International Horse & Pony April Sale on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd experienced a massive 69% turnover of the performance horses and ponies that were on offer with some making it as far afield as the USA. Vendors were thrilled with the some of the fantastic prices their lots reached, while existing [...]
Lexington, KY- April 24, 2014-Jan Byyny and Will Faudree are the winners of the first awards to be presented at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. At Wednesday evening’s welcome reception, they each earned a new pair of DuBarry boots as the best-dressed female and male riders at the first horse inspection, [...]
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, [...]
