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Cavan June Horse & Pony Sale Sees Rise in Demand

Cavan June Horse & Pony Sale Sees Rise in Demand

| June 27, 2014

Cavan Horse Marketing Centre’s 2 day Summer Horse & Pony sale on Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th June had a terrific buzz running through the complex throughout the sale.   Many overseas buyers including Sweden, Belgium, Libya, England and Scotland along with the many home grown buyers from North and South helped to achieve a [...]

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Test Event Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 Weather Tested

Test Event Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 Weather Tested

| June 27, 2014

Torrential rain during this afternoon’s final Jumping test event before the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 get underway on 23 August gave organisers and athletes the best possible opportunity to see how the footing in both the competition and training arenas at d’Ornano Stadium in Caen (FRA) would perform in tough conditions. The competition [...]

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Glenlola Collegiate Win 2014 Ulster Schools Derby

Glenlola Collegiate Win 2014 Ulster Schools Derby

| June 26, 2014

The 3rd Ulster Schools’ Derby, organised by Glenlola Collegiate School, was held on Monday 16 June 2014 at Gransha Equestrian Centre. One hundred and twenty one riders from schools, as far afield as Coleraine and Lurgan, attended the event. Organisers Judith Hughes and Nikki Sinnerton, both teachers at Glenlola Collegiate, had their fingers crossed for [...]

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Portmore Hosting Two Day SJI Show This Weekend

Portmore Hosting Two Day SJI Show This Weekend

| June 25, 2014

Portmore are hosting a two day SJI Show with Ponies on Saturday and Horses on Sunday. Saturday 28th June  Start 9.30am Ponies                   Prize   Entry 1 128cm 70cm        £70      £14 2 128cm 80cm        £70      £14 3 [...]

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Saintfield Show Horses Breeding and Young Stock Results

Saintfield Show Horses Breeding and Young Stock Results

| June 25, 2014

Brood Mare (medium/heavyweight) likely to produce a high class hunter having produced a foal in 2014, due to foal or stinted. 1st Paula Howard, Ballynahinch – Marys Rose 2nd Iain White, Comber – Drumneath Diamond Oscar 3rd Madeleine Brown, Glarryford – Silvana   Non TB Foals   1st  Paula Howard, Ballynahinch – Timpany Minstrel 2nd [...]

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Saintfield Show Pony Showing Results

Saintfield Show Pony Showing Results

| June 25, 2014

Pony Showing – In Hand and Ridden  To view photographs from the show click here Ridden coloured pony mare or gelding 4 years old and over, not exceeding 153cms suitable for and to be ridden by riders of correct age 1st  Katrina Griffin, Bangor – Sammy 2nd  A McClenaghan, Comber – Bit of a Pickle [...]

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Amateurs take centre stage at Ravensdale Lodge

Amateurs take centre stage at Ravensdale Lodge

| June 25, 2014

Week ending 22nd June 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. With one down & three to go, Ravensdale Lodge hosted the first of its qualifiers for the RDS Horse Show in August on Saturday 21st June. First up were the amateurs and as it was everyone’s last chance to qualify for Dublin there [...]

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Packed Summer Schedule for Kernan Equestrian Centre

Packed Summer Schedule for Kernan Equestrian Centre

| June 25, 2014

Forthcoming Events June/July   2014 Horse & Pony Training Show Every Wednesday @ 6.30pm Wednesday  25th June/2nd July 2014. Heights 60cm-1.20m. Suitable for all levels. WARMUP for RDS 3Yr Old Qualifiers Tuesday 24th June @ 7pm. Suitable for those taking part in the RDS Qualifiers : 3Yr Old Potential Event Horse & 3 Yr Old Loose [...]

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The Pony Club Encourages Continuing Professional Development For Top Coaches

The Pony Club Encourages Continuing Professional Development For Top Coaches

| June 25, 2014

A gathering of elite coaches from both Eventing and Show Jumping attended a Pony Club Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Yogi Breisner FBHS & Mary Tuckettevent on Thursday 19 June 2014 at Rectory Farm, Gloucestershire. Olympic riders, British Eventing Accredited Coaches, British Horse Society Fellows and the British Eventing team’s Performance Manager Yogi Breisner FBHS all [...]

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It’s PK’s Night at Connell Hill

It’s PK’s Night at Connell Hill

| June 25, 2014

Connell Hill welcomed competitors to the Friday night Training Show where ‘Training is the Name of the Game’.  Without this invaluable training competitors and horses will lack in competiveness and confidence as they progress through their career whether it be for fun or higher stakes.  This show was a most relaxed enjoyable night where everyone [...]

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New Format for Working Hunter at Omagh Show

New Format for Working Hunter at Omagh Show

| June 24, 2014

Following the successful reintroduction of Working Hunter to Omagh Show, organisers Arvalee Riding Club are making slight adjustments to the schedule as they enter their 3rd year of organising the arena at the popular agricultural and equestrian event running 4th and 5th July at the Tyrone Farming Society grounds, on the edge of Omagh town. [...]

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Down Royal Racecourse Welcomed YouthAction Group

Down Royal Racecourse Welcomed YouthAction Group

| June 24, 2014

Down Royal Racecourse welcomed 15 members from YouthAction to Down Royal Racecourse on Friday 20th June, the opening day of Down Royal’s two-day Summer Festival. The YouthAction Group were treated to a tour of the racecourse and saw first-hand what goes on behind the scenes of the County Down racecourse. The group walked the track with [...]

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Splaine Names Main Contenders For World Equestrian Games

Splaine Names Main Contenders For World Equestrian Games

| June 23, 2014

IRISH show jumping team manager Robert Splaine today (Monday) announced a list of combinations for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, France, where the jumping competitions take place from 2 – 7 September 2014. Splaine said: ” At this point these are the main contenders being considered. However my decision will be announced in [...]

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‘Glensman’ Top Man at Connell Hill SJI Horse Show

‘Glensman’ Top Man at Connell Hill SJI Horse Show

| June 23, 2014

The continuing Mediterranean weather led competitors to Connell Hill for the third week of this Summer SJI Horse League to jump in the outstanding outdoor arena, where competitors are to jump at four league dates to qualify for the final on Thursday 31st July.  This arena has a most superb surface which encourages horses forward [...]

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Mid Antrim Horse Show Grows in Popularity

Mid Antrim Horse Show Grows in Popularity

| June 23, 2014

The Mid Antrim Horse Show will be held as usual at the Ballee Playing Fields, Ballymena on Saturday 28th June and following the success of last year’s prestigious new 1metre30 Grand Prix, it will be repeated again this year. Volvo Dennison Commercial Trucks have very kindly agreed to sponsor this again with an extremely generous [...]

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