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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body for equestrian sport, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Olympic Channel. The FEI is one of 27 International Federations to have signed an agreement with the IOC to work together to bring sport to a massively increased television audience worldwide. “Sport touches many [...]
Co Kildare’s Sean Kavanagh came out on top in the third round of the Mervue Equine LST at Ballivor Horse Show in Co Meath. Kananagh partnered the Rachel Stafford-owned Dungar Clover Brigade to victory finishing almost two seconds clear of the chasing pack. Dungar Clover Brigade is just a seven-year-old and by the stallion Boherdeal [...]
The Pony Club Championships, kindly supported by Weatherbys Private Banking, took place August 15th- 18th at the fantastic venue of Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire by kind permission of The Marquess of Cholmondeley; the organisation of the event is a joint collaboration between The Pony Club and Musketeer Event Management (MEM) headed by Alec Lochore. The four day Championships [...]
The 2-phase will consist of 6/7 show jumps followed by 6/7 cross country/working hunter type fences. There will be an optimum time & the rider/horse combination who are closest to this time will win! There will be rosettes for 1st-6th in each class. So come along & try something a little different! Great prizes on [...]
Para-Equestrian Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy (FRA) will see a record-breaking 33 nations and 100 riders and horses compete for medals at the prestigious La Prairie racecourse venue, just a few hundred metres from the centre of Caen. Written by By Rob Howell “Para-Equestrian Dressage will be the biggest it [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre SJI Horse & Pony League Show Saturday 16th August 2014 Due to a large turnout of horses, the start time for the Ponies has been put back to 2pm. The horses start time remains the same at 10am. This league continues every Saturday to the FINAL on Saturday 13th September. HORSES 80cms- 1, N. [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre BLUEGRASS Ulster Region Summer Tour 2014 Sunday August 17th 2014. Kernan Equestrian Centre ran a very successful horse show on Sunday 17th August part of the BLUEGRASS Summer Tour 2014. With 160 entries it was a busy day with activities kicking off with the 90cm class which was won by Louise McEntaggart on her [...]
Celebrating discovery of the lesser known disciplines, Landrover have commissioned a series of videos demonstrating insight into Vaulting, Reining and Driving. View the video below on Vaulting with the current vaulting champion, Nicolas Andreani.
Ireland claimed team gold for the second year in a row while Great Britain’s Anna Wilks secured the Individual title at the FEI European Eventing Championships for Juniors 2014 at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire, Great Britain today. The venue is the only College in the United Kingdom to hold Centre of Vocational Excellence status [...]
Saturday 16th August 2014 saw our second Cash Derby on Grass. The course consisted of a mix of cross country, show jump and working hunter fences with lots of twists and turns to test both horse and rider. Ground conditions were perfect and once again we had lots of new faces in attendance to try their [...]
Week ending 17th August 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. The short six-week summer / autumn schedule of shows kicked off with a bang this week at Ravensdale Lodge as large numbers travelled to the popular north Louth venue to take part in the varied range of events which commenced this week. Competitors [...]
The ever popular venue, Connell Hill, welcomed competitors to the Training Show on Friday night where some amazing rounds of jumping were witnessed by spectators as horses and ponies approached fences with style, agility and true grit eager to please their riders with success. Success is not measured by winning but by competing and where [...]
In late August and early September, the finest horses and riders from a variety of disciplines will be heading to Normandy in France. They will be there for the seventh edition of the FEI World Equestrian Games which will officially be known as the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Normandy 2014. As proud Official Sponsor [...]
The Audi Pony Club Polo Championships, held 8th to 10th August at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, culminated in a hotly contested, but unfortunately also quite damp, end to the season from some of the best young players in the UK. The Championships host the annual finals for both The Pony Club Polo sections of Handley Cross, [...]
Equestrian sport will take to a new international stage as global broadcaster CNN International plans to feature hugely increased coverage of equestrian sport over the next three years. The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), world governing body for equestrian sports, welcomes this increased coverage under the new CNN Equestrian banner, as part of its extensive international promotion for [...]
Preparations are well underway for the 3rd Annual Charity Show Jumping Show at The Meadows Equestrian Centre The date has been set as Bank Holiday Monday 25th August, 2014 to raise money to improve the quality of life for Beth, a young teenager who suffers from Freidrichs Ataxia. Full schedule below: Starts 9.30 Dress: smart [...]
Strong trade for store horses was seen throughout Day 2 of the Tattersalls Ireland NH August Sale, resulting in a record clearance rate of 86 per cent. The healthy figures were repeated across the board – the €11,040 average being the best achieved on Day 2 of the sale since 2006, the median of [...]
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, [...]
