IRELAND dominated the Puissance competition at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show last night (Saturday), with nine combinations clear after the second jump-off, and the failure of last year’s winner, Colombia’s Daniel Bluman, to make it past the two metre height. But it was Cork’s Billy Twomey and Kilkenny’s Michael Hutchinson who shared the 20,000 [...]
FIFTEEN year-old Kilkenny rider Susan Fitzpatrick added to Ireland’s medals at the European Pony Championships in Millstreet, Cork, with a Bronze in the Individual show jumping final this afternoon (Sunday) on Rock Dee Jay. Fitzpatrick, who took individual Gold at the last European pony championships in Arezzo last year, narrowly missed repeating her victory when [...]
TIPPERARY’S Trevor Breen kept it in the family today (Saturday) when he took the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead, repeating his brother Shane’s 2013 win in the same competition. Riding Adventure de Kannan, who has overcome the loss of an eye to continue competing at the very top level of show jumping, Breen [...]
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 [...]
Daniel Coyle landed the seventh round of the Leinster Summer Tour at Tattersalls in Co Meath with Linzi Johnston’s prolific winning mare Uptown Girl. Earlier this year Coyle was crowned Horse Sport Ireland/Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour Champion for the third year in a row, with Uptown Girl playing a key role winning multiple league [...]
The 2014 Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series finals took place yesterday and today (Sunday) at the Tattersalls Ward Union Hunt Show. With a total of €13,550 on offer, competition was strong at the Meath venue. All six classes at Tattersalls were run against the clock. Saturday’s three qualifiers ran as two-phase classes with the [...]
WORLD Equestrian Games-bound Sam Watson won the Castleacre Insurance Brokers and Chubb insurances CIC three star event at Camphire in Waterford today (Sunday). It has been a big week for the Carlow-based rider, following the birth of his second son Toby earlier in the week. When a minor injury kept his WEG mount Horseware Bushman [...]
THE 2014 Irish Sport Horse Studbook Showjumping Series culminates this weekend with the eighth and final leg taking place at the Tattersalls Ward Union Hunt Show, which runs from 26th to 27th July. At each leg of this year’s Series there has been €9,500 in prize money on offer from Horse Sport Ireland. At Tattersalls there will be a [...]
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 [...]
HORSE Sport Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine tonight (Tuesday) announced the Irish squad for the Hickstead Nations’ Cup in England on August 1st. The five-strong squad, from which Splaine will select his team of four prior to the Nations’ Cup is, in alphabetical order: Bertram Allen/Molly Malone V Shane Breen/Golden Hawk Cameron Hanley/Antello [...]
FORMER World Champion Dermott Lennon and Caspian (ISH) won the latest leg of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook Show Jumping Series at The Meadows in Armagh today (Sunday). Caspian is a 2007 gelding by Lux Z (HANN) out of Thirza (KWPN), by Burggraaf (HOLST) The breeder is Andries de Bont of Cork, while the owner [...]
IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine this morning (Thursday) announced his team for the Aachen Nations’ Cup in Germany, which takes place at 6.30pm today. Ireland is drawn second to compete of eight teams, and will jump in the following order: Darragh Kenny/Imothep Shane Breen/Golden Hawk Cameron Hanley/Living the Dream Denis Lynch/All Inclusive NRW Splaine [...]
IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine today (Wednesday) announced his squad of riders who will attend the five-star Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup at Aachen in Germany on July 17. Though not part of the Furusiyya Series for 2014, Aachen will nevertheless draw some of the world’s top show jumping combinations. The Irish squad, from which Splaine [...]
TWENTY-six year old Darragh Kenny completed a hat trick of wins at the five-star show in Spruce Meadows, Canada last night (Friday) when he streaked home on Hyperion Stud’s stallion Chin Quidam VDL to take first place in the Pepsi Challenge jump-off class on a double clear round. The Offaly-born rider was followed in second [...]
IN the official Longines World Show Jumping Rankings published today (Thursday), covering competitions during the month of June, Ireland has once again increased its presence with 11 riders now in the top 100, compared to ten last month, and nine the month before. Leading for Ireland in the global rankings is Co. Down’s Conor Swail, [...]
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, [...]
