The Show Jumping competition continues each week at Laurel View in the Pounds for Points League. Plenty of different names appearing on the results lists, notching up points on the scoreboard. When the final comes round on Wednesday 23rd December, Christmas will come early for the league winners who have their points converted to pounds. [...]
Walk, trot and canter into the Laurel View Winter Dressage League A beautiful autumnal day welcomed the dressage competitors to Laurel View on the 4th October for the start of the Winter League. As ever healthy competitive spirit was present in abundance and the walk trot class judged by Emma Hobson was no [...]
Seems no time since spring and the last Laurel View Pounds for Points League, but here we are with the second night of the winter show jumping league well underway. Time flies when you are having fun! Speed isn’t necessarily the best option at the Pounds for Points league as it is more important [...]
Perhaps the 13th of September was too early to have the Laurel View End of Summer Show, especially as we hadn’t had much of a summer, but none the less competitors came from all over the province to take, making all the preparation and work worthwhile. Even better still the sun came out to play [...]
At Laurel View on Sunday the 6th September, Grace was the name that was coming up trumps over the 45cm jumping track. With Grace Morton and Rocky taking 1st place for their clear round which was faster than Grace Hancock and William. Gracie Bright and Charlie picked up 4 faults leaving her in third place. [...]
The longest day of the year whizzed by at the Laurel View Dressage competition, the second competition in the Summer league. Not that the weather felt particularly “summery!” Walk/trot competitors benefited from Lucy Webbs appraising judgement for their BD Intro A tests. Gerri Harron Andrews took the first place spot on Rock Steady Teddy. [...]
Sunday 5th July – Laurel View Summer Dressage League (3 of 5) full schedule available on www.laurelview.co.uk Entries by noon on Thursday 2nd July by email to laurelview01@btinternet.com or ring 028 9083 0649. Sunday 12th July – Laurel View Just Jumping, cashback for clear, winner goes free! Terms and conditions apply. More details available on [...]
Sunday 31st May was a day that everyone was glad we had opted for the indoor option for the “Just Jumping!” Competition, as we seemed to have 4 seasons in one day, with rather too much of the winter seasons! The competition was just what it says on the tin – “Just Jumping!” The [...]
It has become the Laurel View custom to turn over a show to charity each year, in 2015, the charity to benefit on 24th May was Childreach International. Laurel View chose to support the work of this charity as Laurel View team member Katie Watt is participating a project with them later this summer. [...]
The Laurel View Spring Show Jumping League concluded with another great nights jumping on 29th April. Throughout the eight week league the points had been adding up for those riding clear rounds and all those who ended up with league rosettes at the final had their points converted to pounds. Top cash winners were Toby [...]
The final of the Winter 2014/15 league on 19th April worked into a rather good day. At Laurel View the riding school regulars are encouraged to take part in the competitions, scores are tracked and at the final of the Dressage League, the top riding school riders are rewarded. Top of the class this time [...]
The points in the Laurel View Spring Pounds for Points Show Jumping League have been adding up really nicely, but it is still a close call as to who will come out on top at the league final on the 29th April. Competitors have been sharing the ribbons round rightly with some collecting a [...]
Time flies when you are having fun, so everyone must be having a ball at Laurel View Pounds for Points Show Jumping League, because the 5th competition in the 8 week league is already in the bag. Points have been notching up nicely for those that have been scoring clears and double clears. The [...]
The March dressage at Laurel View on the 29th was the penultimate competition in the Winter League and a great days competition despite the biting wind. Katherine Barnes and Ballinarry Pepsie Lee, rode a fabulous test to win Ivor Harpers top score in the BD Intro A. Second in the class was earned by [...]
No one can dispute that Claire Dobbin and Louie were the deserving winners of Laurel Views 60cm Indoor Derby League, having won the red ribbon every time they entered the derby this winter. If Christine Murray and Holiday Candle Light had got into the swing of the Derby earlier in the Winter they would [...]
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, [...]
