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’S Annual Summer Showjumping League commences on Wednesday 1st July at 7pm with 60cm, followed by 70cm, 80cm, 90cm & 1 metre open. It takes place at Ecclesville, Fintona & is open to everyone, members & non-members, ponies & horses. The league continues on Wednesdays 8th & 15th July with the final scheduled for Wednesday 22nd July. For the league [...]
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 [...]
Ecclesville Equestrian Centre, Fintona is the venue for two un-registered Shows scheduled for Sunday 17 and 24 May and this is will be followed with the first of the outdoor leagues for the season, starting on Friday 29 May at 6.15pm. With prizes in kind and prize money of £50 for the Pony 90cm [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, Omagh, Co Tyrone held their Annual General Meeting recently. Lucinda Blakiston-Houston, Chairperson welcomed everyone to the meeting, Alison Donnell, Secretary read her report for the year & Pearl Donnell, Treasurer presented her report. Lucinda Blakiston-Houston was re-elected as Chairperson, Pearl Donnell, Treasurer& Alison Donnell, Secretary. Voted on to the committee were [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB in Omagh, Co Tyrone held their 1st Indoor 2-phase show at the weekend at The Ecclesville Centre, Fintona on a beautiful autumn day! The Club would like to thank those who came along to compete & try something a little different. The skinny style, straw bales, logs, brush fence, brush/roller, cottage fence all [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held the final night of their 2014 Annual Summer Showjumping League in glorious sunshine at Ecclesville, Fintona. Huge thanks go to the competitors for supporting the league & very well done. The Club would like to thank everyone who helped each week & to those who helped on the [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone held the 2nd night of their Annual Summer Showjumping league in much nicer conditions which brought with it a better turnout. Thanks to competitors for supporting & well done! Thanks to Raymond Caldwell for course building, Chris Bogle judging, Yvonne Chisholm entries, Kyle Hayes & Samantha McCurdy safety officers, Alison [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB in Omagh, Co Tyrone are holding their annual summer showjumping league commencing on Wednesday 2nd July & continuing on Wednesdays 9th, 16th & the final is scheduled for Wednesday 23rd July. Everyone is very welcome to come along, ponies/horses, members & non members. Jumping commences at 7pm each night at Ecclesville, Fintona. The 1st class is The [...]
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, [...]
