Saturday 28th November saw the second round of the Harmony & Coast Dressage league which took place at Gransha Equestrian Centre. Competitors braved the elements and impressed the judges throughout the day, all of which are aiming for the grand finale in March as part of the Pegus Gala Weekend. This is a busy time [...]
The wind and rain didn’t put competitors off at Knockagh View’s dressage on Sunday, we would like to thank our judges Sally Hodgkinson and David Patterson. The next week of dressage is on Sunday 13th December, entries close at 9pm on Thursday 10th and times are posted on website at 5pm on Friday 11th. There [...]
Week ending Sunday 1st November 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Ravensdale Lodge held its annual “Bumper” Halloween show on Sunday 25th October when great fun & excitement was had by spectators and competitors alike. There was fantastic thought and effort put into fancy dress for horse & rider with headless horsemen, pumpkins, [...]
Week ending 18th October 2015, results & report Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. Ravensdale Lodge will host their last but one “Bumper” bank holiday shows of 2015 on Sunday 25th October when the hold their annual Halloween show which has a start time of 11am. This “Grand Prix” show for leisure riders will have [...]
Week ending 11th October 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Trekking Centre. It was another busy week of indoor action at Ravensdale Lodge as the weather remained unseasonal with bright sunshine and much higher than average temperatures throughout the week. While the forecast for the week ahead is pretty good the temperatures & rainfall are [...]
Saturday 24th October sees the first of 6 consecutive months of dressage competitions to be held at Gransha EC. Competitors can enjoy riding on the excellent Martin Collins surface in the bright and airy ‘Antwerp Arena.’ This league runs alongside showjumping and working hunter competitions which culminate in a 3 day Gala weekend in March [...]
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Iveagh Pony Club have recently celebrated one of their most successful campaigns through the Area 17 Competitions, gaining 5 team and 10 individual qualifying spaces for the Pony Club UK Championships in August, hosted at Chomondely Castle in Cheshire. The Area Competitions ran for 3 consecutive weeks, with the first being the Area Dressage at [...]
LAST Saturday, July 25 saw the first competition being held in the fantastic facilities at Hagans Croft Equestrian, which is located at Bailiesmills, near Lisburn. Dressage riders from all over travelled to take part, with tests arranged to suit all levels of horse and rider. In the Intro class, Andrew Gordon and Missy rode a [...]
Week ending 26th July 2015, results & report Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre Ravensdale Lodge is set to play host to its annual RDS ticket show as part of its “Bumper” show series this coming Sunday, 2nd August. With the summer rapidly slipping by and only two of these show’s remaining this is an [...]
Week ending 26th July 2015, results & report Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre Ravensdale Lodge is set to play host to its annual RDS ticket show as part of its “Bumper” show series this coming Sunday, 2nd August. With the summer rapidly slipping by and only two of these show’s remaining this is an [...]
Last Sunday saw the 3rd week of Knockagh View’s Summer dressage league, the weather was lovely and competitors enjoyed the relaxed friendly atmosphere. Ciara White took a strong win in the intro class to Claire McVeigh on HRH high society who also got 2nd in a very competitive newcomers class. Emma Martin riding Farrah topped [...]
JUST two days after scoring a personal best Grand Prix placing when coming second in the four-star Grand Prix at Cappeln, Germany, Ireland’s Judy Reynolds went a step further by taking another second place, this time in the more technical Grand Prix Special on Sunday. Written by Mike Dunne Once again partnering Joe and Kathleen [...]
Team Germany were in a league of their own when winning the fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage 2015 pilot series on home soil in Hagen today. With three scores in excess of 70 per cent and a massive 81.160 for last-line rider, Kristina Broring-Sprehe with Desperados FRH, they finished more than 15 [...]
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, [...]
