STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB held the 1st night of their Annual Summer Showjumping League at Ecclesville, Fintona. The Club would like to thank all who supported. Thanks to Raymond Caldwell for building a lovely flowing course, Lucinda Blakiston-Houston & Sandra Magee judging, Pearl Donnell entries, Emma & Trevor King for the delicious BBQ, proceeds which [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held a working hunter competition recently at Ecclesville, Fintona on a rather wet day; however the rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the competitors! Well done to all. Thanks to Lynn Boggs & husband Tom for judging both the horse & pony classes, Andrew Bogle for building a [...]
With the sun shining there was a great turnout of riders competing in the 1st Leg of the TRI STAR event. The riders began by riding their dressage test in the indoor arena under the watchful eye of Clare Sedgeman before moving outdoors to show jump in the sun. SMWRC would like to extend a [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held their 18th Annual Combined Training Show at the RDA at the weekend. The Club would like to thank Myra Greaves, judge, Alison Donnell scribe, Raymond Caldwell course builder, Pearl Donnell refreshments & Emma King, Jane Huey, Alison Parkes & all others who helped in any way. Thanks [...]
The bitter cold weather on Sunday 15th March did nothing to hamper the spirits of the competitors for the 1st leg of the 2015 Dressage League. With great entries across the classes, marking was tight for the judges. SMWRC would like to thank all the committee and members for helping on the day! Its takes [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their 18th Annual Combined Training Show which consists of dressage & showjumping or if you prefer to do dressage only, there are dressage only classes too; on Saturday 21st March at the RDA, Arvalee, Omagh commencing at 10am. There are 6 classes on the day. Class 1 - Intro [...]
SMWRC geared up for the start of their ever popular dressage league by hosting a sponsor’s evening on Tuesday 27th January 2015. It was a great opportunity for the club to say a big thank you to the generous sponsors and also see some of the fantastic prizes up for grabs. The Club would like [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held an Arena Eventing Show recently at Ecclesville, Fintona on a lovely dry & sunny day! Thanks to all those competitors who came along to take on the challenge of Andrew Bogle’s Arena Eventing course. Thanks go to Chris Bogle for judging, Andrew Bogle course building, Natasha Gilchrist entries, [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their first competition of the new year which will be an Arena Eventing Competition on Sunday 8th February at Ecclesville, Fintona commencing at 1.30 pm with the 60cm class. This will be followed by 70cm, 80cm, 90cm & 1 metre. For those who are not sure what Arena [...]
‘In riding a horse we borrow freedom…’ Helen Thompson This intimate observational documentary series follows the day-to-day and season-by-season rhythm of life inside a remote community of horse-riding enthusiasts. The Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club is based in the north-west region of Cloich Ceann Fhaola in Co. Donegal. Against the backdrop of the Derryveagh Mountains, the [...]
A festive and fun day was had by all at the Christmas Show on Sunday 7th December 2014. The Club would like to extend their thanks to our generous sponsor for the day Mr Wesley Sloan, Laurelview Equestrian for the use of their excellent facilities and all the helpers on the day. Photographs of all [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held their Christmas Show at the RDA recently. Thanks to those who came along to support. The Club would like to thank Raymond Caldwell for building a flowing course, Sandra Magee judging, Pearl Donnell refreshments, Natasha Gilchrist entries, Alison Donnell call up, Emma King & any one else [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their annual Christmas Show this Saturday 20th December in the RDA, Arvalee, Omagh commencing at 10am with the ponies. Classes for the ponies will be 40cm, 60cm, 70cm, 80cm open, 90cm open. Horses will commence at approximately 12 noon with 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, 90cm open, 1 metre open. There will also [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB commence their winter schedule of activities with dressage training with Dale Roberts at the RDA. Members & friends look forward to their Christmas Meal/Night out on Saturday 6th December in The Millstone & Mandi King will return for one final showjumping lesson of the year on the 10th December. The annual Christmas Show is planned for [...]
Strule Valley Riding Club have just announced the date for their Christmas Show. Please see the poster below for further details and make sure you don’t miss this super riding club event.
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, [...]
