The. Meadows Equestrian Centre was a hive of activity on Saturday for the final leg in the current series of Flexi Eventing with all three disciplines well supported. In attendance was a group of equine students from CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus, under the guidance of Julie McSwiggan, who thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and certainly did their [...]
Saturday was a mixed day in all senses at the Flexi Eventing at The Meadows where early morning competitors had to brave the elements while those competing in the latter part of the day enjoyed glorious sunshine. Double clears in the showjumping were difficult to find but riders were very content with the opportunity of [...]
There was another huge turn out at The Meadows for week 2 of The Flexi Eventing. Unfortunately the weather was very mixed and some of the riders had to brave heavy rain and winds. However, spirits were good and standards were high across the board in all disciplines. Ardnacashel’s Janice Reddy took the Intro dressage [...]
The current series of Flexi Eventing, run by Eventing Ireland (NR), in association with The Meadows Equestrian Centre, got off to a super start on Saturday with large entries in all three disciplines. The weather turned rather nasty by the afternoon but competitors braved the elements to continue with the dressage, showjumping and cross country. [...]
The final leg of the current series of Flexi Eventing took place at The Meadows Equestrian Centre on Saturday where a great number of competitors and their supporters turned out to enjoy one of the nicest days so far, albeit a little cold. In the dressage Suzi Berry replicated her fine performance of last week [...]
Once again Saturday saw a full day of action at The Meadows Equestrian Centre where, in association with Eventing Ireland (NR), they held the latest leg of their Flexi Eventing which is proving very popular. The dressage got underway just before 9am with the first of the two Pre Novice classes which resulted in the [...]
Due to popular demand, The Meadows Equestrian Centre, in association with Eventing Ireland (NR) are going to extend the current series of Flexi Eventing which will now run each Saturday until 23 February. This is suitable for riders of all abilities who can choose any one, two or three of the disciplines of dressage, show [...]
It was certainly a case of all roads leading to The Meadows on Saturday where the Lurgan Equestrian Centre was a hive of eventing activity. With almost 100 dressage entries, the judges, Vanda Robinson, Lynsey Craig and Fiona Morrow were kept occupied until after 3pm. Meantime the showjumping got underway ahead of schedule and continued [...]
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 [...]
Note from Northern Region Eventing Ireland Northern Region is holding a series of 4 weeks Try/Flexi Eventing at The Meadows Equestrian Centre, Lurgan starting on 19 January and running each Saturday through to 9 February. This is open to members and non members. Dressage (Pre-Novice, Novice & Intermediate) must be pre-entered with Dora (dorabeacom@live.co.uk or [...]
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, [...]
