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Ireland Takes Nations Cup Victory for Second Successive Year at Spruce Meadows

Ireland Takes Nations Cup Victory for Second Successive Year at Spruce Meadows

| June 16, 2014

AN Irish team claimed victory in the famous five-star Spruce Meadows Nations’ Cup in the early hours of this morning (Saturday) – the second year in a row that Ireland has taken the Canadian trophy. Though not a point-scoring venue for Ireland in the Furusiyya series, the Irish quartet nevertheless trounced six other competing teams [...]

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STAR appeal at Laurel View

STAR appeal at Laurel View

| June 16, 2014

  A superb turnout of competitors shone at the STAR Charity show on 25th May, the first competition in the Laurel View Summer Dressage League. An exceptionally good entry list signed in for this fundraiser for Summer Team Aid Romania.   For Class 1, the PC D Level walk trot, Martina McKinley was in the [...]

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New Zealand finds a new hero at Luhmühlen

New Zealand finds a new hero at Luhmühlen

| June 15, 2014

Written By Kate Green New Zealand rider Tim Price is enjoying a purple patch of form and he produced an outstanding display of Jumping to win his first CCI4*, at Luhmühlen (GER), presented by DHL Paket, the fifth and penultimate leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014. Riding the Wesko Syndicate’s Wesko, an 11-year-old Dutch-bred gelding [...]

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Glenomra Cocoa Wins Galway Leg of ISH Studbook Series

Glenomra Cocoa Wins Galway Leg of ISH Studbook Series

| June 15, 2014

MARK Duffy and Glenomra Cocoa (ISH) have won the fifth leg of the 7 year-old ISH Studbook series, held at Galway show today (Sunday), going clear in a time of 77.80. The winner is by Cougar (ISH), out of dam Glenomra Colleen (ISH), the breeder is John Vaughan and owner Grainne Davoren.

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Splaine Names Ireland’s Nations’ Cup Team for Spruce Meadows as Swail Snatches Win

Splaine Names Ireland’s Nations’ Cup Team for Spruce Meadows as Swail Snatches Win

| June 13, 2014

IRELAND will jump as second of the seven teams competing at the Nations’ Cup in Spruce Meadows Canada later tonight (Friday). Irish show jumping team manager Robert Splaine has announced the jumping order of the Irish team, who will appear as follows: Shane Sweetnam/Eregast Van’T Kiezelhof Richie Moloney/Slieveanorra (ISH) Darragh Kenny/Sans Soucis Z Conor Swail/Lansdowne. [...]

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Ireland Finish Sixth in Germany’s Chilren on Horses Nations’ Cup

Ireland Finish Sixth in Germany’s Chilren on Horses Nations’ Cup

| June 12, 2014

IRELAND was one of five teams of the nine starters who finished the first round of the Children on Horses Nations’ Cup in Hagen Germany on a zero score today (Thursday), with six nations going through to the second round. However, a mammoth battle for superiority then followed amongst the qualifiers, with a high attrition [...]

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Darragh Kenny and Picolo Record Second Win at Five Star Spruce Meadows

Darragh Kenny and Picolo Record Second Win at Five Star Spruce Meadows

| June 12, 2014

OFFALY’S Darragh Kenny racked up his second win last night (Friday) at the five-star Spruce Meadows show in Calgary, Canada, while Co. Down’s Conor Swail placed second in the feature class of the day. Colin McClelland, Horse Sport Ireland Kenny, who had a win on Thursday with the Diamant De Semilly gelding Picolo, repeated the [...]

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Greg Broderick and Hitchcock Van Overis Win Barnadown RDS Qualifier for Connolly’s RED MILLS 7 & 8 year-old International Class‏

Greg Broderick and Hitchcock Van Overis Win Barnadown RDS Qualifier for Connolly’s RED MILLS 7 & 8 year-old International Class‏

| June 12, 2014

Tipperary’s Greg Broderick riding Hitchcock Van Overis, took the winners prize in Barnadown’s third RDS qualifier for this year’s Connolly’s RED MILLS 7 & 8 year-old International class, to be held at The Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Written by Brian Hennessy Owned by Mary Ellen De Ruschi, the seven year old stallion Hitchcock Van [...]

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Aintree Grand National Winning Jockey Robert Power Wins the Third round of the Leinster Summer Tour at Ballivor

Aintree Grand National Winning Jockey Robert Power Wins the Third round of the Leinster Summer Tour at Ballivor

| June 11, 2014

Former Aintree Grand National winning jockey Robert Power showed he is equally at home in the show jumping ring, by winning the third round of the Leinster Summer Tour at Ballivor Horse Show in Co Meath. Written by Brian Hennessy Thirty-two year old Power, who landed jump racing’s biggest prize in 2007 with Silver Birch, [...]

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Mill Yard Mini League Continues

Mill Yard Mini League Continues

| June 11, 2014

The Mini League Showjumping at Mill Yard Equestrian Centre, Anahilt, Hillsborough, continued with another great night on Friday 6th June. It will continue on Friday evenings throughout the summer, starting at 6pm sharp with cross poles followed by the 50cm, 60, 70 and 80cm League classes, then 90cm and 1m for anyone wishing to jump higher. [...]

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Summer dressage league at Knockagh View

Summer dressage league at Knockagh View

| June 11, 2014

The second week of Knockagh View’s dressage league took place on Sunday, with just a few showers the weather was superb.  There were some fantastic tests ridden throughout the day in front of judges Janet Hall and Lynsey Craig.  The next week of the league takes place on Sunday 6th July with once again classes [...]

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Down Royal Summer Festival of Racing 20th and 21st June 2014.

Down Royal Summer Festival of Racing 20th and 21st June 2014.

| June 10, 2014

For racing aficionados and socialites alike, the most celebrated racing event in the Down Royal Summer calendar will soon be upon us

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Distinguished Award For Kim and Beauty at Connell Hill

Distinguished Award For Kim and Beauty at Connell Hill

| June 10, 2014

Connell Hill’s Training Show saw Kim Moore picking up the distinguished award for ‘Best Turned Out Rider and Pony’ at the Show

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Catriona Fallon and Nivitas Charge K Land Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster GP at Ballinamona

Catriona Fallon and Nivitas Charge K Land Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster GP at Ballinamona

| June 9, 2014

Catriona Fallon and Nivitas Charge K on their way to victory in the third round of the Connnolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league, at Ballinamona Equestrian Centre in Waterford, (photo Sonya Dempsey)

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Flying Start to Summer SJI League at Connell Hill

Flying Start to Summer SJI League at Connell Hill

| June 9, 2014

This League promises to be one filled with huge competition, oozing adrenaline, enjoyable and successful where everyone is welcome to join us.

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