Saturday 24th October saw the Dressage For All Autumn League finishing at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. Thanks to everyone who supported the events, to Judge Ivor Harper (and scribe), Caroline from Caroline Grimshaw Photography for covering the event and also to RTD Crawford Ltd Haylage for their very generous sponsorship of the Autumn Dressage For [...]
The Mini League Showjumping at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, continues on Friday evenings, starting at 6pm sharp with cross poles followed by the 50cm, 60, 70 and 80cm League classes (allow half hour per class for start times), then 90cm+ for anyone wishing to jump higher. (Please note there is NO jumping on [...]
The Mini League Showjumping at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, continues on Friday evenings, starting at 6pm sharp with cross poles followed by the 50cm, 60, 70 and 80cm League classes (allow half hour per class for start times), then 90cm+ for anyone wishing to jump higher. Everyone gets 2 rounds regardless of faults [...]
Sunday 17th May saw another great turnout for the second round of the Jump Challenge League 2015 at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With a combination of showjumping, working hunter and cross country fences providing an enjoyable course with a few challenges which everyone rode very well. Mill Yard would like to thank everyone who [...]
Sunday 19th April saw a very good turnout for the first round of the Jump Challenge League 2015 at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. A combination of showjumping, working hunter and cross country fences provided a challenging but enjoyable course which everyone rode very well. Mill Yard would like to thank everyone who competed at [...]
Saturday 21st March saw the Working Hunter For All Spring League finishing at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. A lovely sunny spring day saw that the show was fully enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike. Mill Yard would like to thank all competitors, Judges Audrey and Michael Smyth, supporters and A.P. Photography. The next event [...]
Saturday 14th March saw the second round of the Working Hunter For All Spring League take place at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With levels of classes to suit every ability the show was once again very well supported. Mill Yard would like to thank all competitors, judge Pamela Furphy, scribes, supporters and JHd Photography. [...]
Saturday 14th February saw the Dressage For All Spring League, continue at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With classes ranging from Intro (walk/trot only) to Preliminary and Novice there was something for everyone. Thanks to everyone who supported the event, to Judge Ivor Harper (and scribe) and also thanks to A.P. Photography for covering the [...]
Saturday 7th February saw the first event of the 2015 calendar, Dressage For All Spring League, successfully taking place at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With classes ranging from Intro (walk/trot only) to Preliminary and Novice there was something for everyone and some very nice tests were being ridden. Thanks to everyone who supported the [...]
Saturdays 29th November saw the final of the Working Hunter For All Autumn League, taking place at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. Kindly Sponsored by Rockvale Farm and Equestrian, Ballynahinch, Caroline Grimshaw Photography and Antonia Donnelly. Thanks to everyone who supported the events, to judge Michael Lewis (and scribe) and also thanks to Caroline [...]
Saturday 25th October saw a very good turnout at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough for the Halloween Showjumping Event. Some very quick speed rounds along with a high jump competition meant the day was thoroughly enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike. The next events coming up at Mill Yard are the Autumn Working Hunter [...]
Saturday 18th October saw the Dressage For All Autumn League finishing on a lovely sunny autumnal day at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. Thanks to everyone who supported the league, to judge Lynsey Craig (and scribes!) and also thanks to Caroline Grimshaw Photography for covering the event. The next events coming up at Mill Yard [...]
Saturday 11th October saw the Dressage For All Autumn League continue at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With classes ranging from Intro (walk/trot only) to Preliminary and Novice there was something for everyone and some very nice tests were being ridden. Thanks to everyone who supported the events, to Judge David Patterson (and scribe) and [...]
Saturdays 4th October saw the Dressage For All Autumn League taking place at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. With classes ranging from Intro (walk/trot only) to Preliminary and Novice there was something for everyone and some very nice tests were being ridden. Thanks to everyone who supported the events, to Judges Ivor Harper (and scribe!) [...]
Sunday 17th August saw a great day at the Summer Derby and the final round of the “Jump Challenge League” at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough. A combination of show jumping, working hunter and cross-country fences provided a final challenging course with a few new fences, which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, especially in [...]
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, [...]
