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 sun shone at Ardnacashel Equestrian, Comber on Sunday 6th July 2014, the first leg of its Show Jumping League. The new course of show jumps looked fabulous and the competitors enjoyed jumping round the very colourful course in the spacious outdoor arena on the excellent fibre and white sand surface. Jasmin Kirkwood took the first Red Rosette of the day [...]
Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club has been very generously funded to install floodlights around the main sand arena at their Pony Club grounds at Moyallon, Northern Ireland. Funding has been granted by The Big Lottery Fund, Awards for All Programme, in the form of a £10,000 grant and will make a huge difference to [...]
The third week of Knockagh View’s dressage took place on Sunday and the sun shone. The judges Angeline Nicholson and Will McCauley had some great classes to judge. The next leg of the dressage league takes place on Sunday 10th August with oce again classes from intro to elementary. The league nwinner of each class [...]
The final of Knockagh View’s Mid week showjumping leage took place on Wednesday 25th June, competitors were delighted with their prizes! There is another mid-week showjumping league starting on Wednesday 16th July running for 8 weeks with the final on 3rd September, the best 4 scores will go forward to the final. Once again there [...]
Competitors made a very worthwhile trip to Connell Hill for this the fifth week of the SJI Summer Horse League on Thursday jumping pleasurably outdoors in the sunshine. The courses, once again, were topnotch with a surface which can only be described as ‘world-class’ as it provides excellent rideability. This surface, which is highly maintained, [...]
We are delighted to announce a ticket competition for Castlewellan show on Sat 19th July. We have two tickets to give away and remember if you are bringing your family that entry for under 16′s is free! Simply ‘like and share’ the Castlewellan image on our Facebook page (like the one shown right) to enter [...]
ShowjumpingirelandThe 28th Annual National Balmoral Championships (13-16 July) will offer in excess of £22,000 in prize money to some of the greatest riders in Irish show jumping, over four days of top class competition including the Bluegrass Summer Tour 1.35m, Horseware/TRM National Grand Prix and Horseware/TRM 1.50m Premier Series Grand Prix. The best riders in [...]
STRULE VALLEY RIDING CLUB, Omagh, Co Tyrone commenced their Annual Summer Showjumping League last Wednesday night in Ecclesville, Fintona. Thanks to the competitors who braved the weather to come along & compete & well done to all. The Club would like to thank Raymond Caldwell for building his usual friendly, flowing courses assisted by Alan [...]
The Pony Club held their annual Cubitt Awards ceremony at Stratford Manor, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire on Monday June 2nd. The annual awards are held in honour of volunteers who have given in excess of 20 years to The Pony Club, and take their name from the late Hon Guy Cubitt, who was Chairman of The Pony [...]
Penny Murphy earned red rosettes for two classes at the June leg of the Laurel View Summer Dressage League on the 22nd. Definitely a good day at the office for Penny, but many others also went home very proud and pleased with their performance. Cindy Cunningham rode a lovely Intro A test on Apache [...]
TWENTY-six year old Darragh Kenny completed a hat trick of wins at the five-star show in Spruce Meadows, Canada last night (Friday) when he streaked home on Hyperion Stud’s stallion Chin Quidam VDL to take first place in the Pepsi Challenge jump-off class on a double clear round. The Offaly-born rider was followed in second [...]
Tipperary’s Seamus Hayes captured the sixth round of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league, at Tallow Gymkhana in Co Waterford, with the Tina McDermott owned Chipolini VMZ. Written by Brian Hennessy Hayes, who has just returned from a very successful outing at the Hickstead Derby in the UK, came out on top after [...]
IN the official Longines World Show Jumping Rankings published today (Thursday), covering competitions during the month of June, Ireland has once again increased its presence with 11 riders now in the top 100, compared to ten last month, and nine the month before. Leading for Ireland in the global rankings is Co. Down’s Conor Swail, [...]
A powerful German team cruised to an easy victory in the fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2014 held at Strzegom, the Polish venue which is still in celebratory mode after being awarded the 2017 FEI European Eventing Championships earlier this month. FEI Lausanne (SUI) The winning team included three of the world’s best combinations, [...]
The sun came out for Connell Hill’s most recent Training Show where competitors enjoyed jumping colourful courses in the outdoor arena. This spacious arena gives confidence to not only the rider but also the horse, be it a novice or one more advanced, as the excellent surface provides sure footedness hence the ability to go [...]
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, [...]
