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Winter season draws to a close at Ravensdale Lodge as Spring schedule is announced

Winter season draws to a close at Ravensdale Lodge as Spring schedule is announced

| April 14, 2014

Week ending 13th April 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. It is hard to believe that we are already a third of the way into the show season. It only seems a few short weeks since everyone was looking forward to getting back into action in January. Twelve weeks have flown by and [...]

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Gemma Makes her Debut at Connell Hill’s Training Show

Gemma Makes her Debut at Connell Hill’s Training Show

| April 14, 2014

This fabulous weather fills everyone with the joys of spring and none more so than those competitors attending the Friday night Training Show at Connell Hill.  All competitors turned up preparing to jump forward into Easter taking full advantage of jumping a most flowing colourful course in the outdoor arena with a first class surface.  [...]

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CAVAN’S April Sale Offers Something For Everyone

CAVAN’S April Sale Offers Something For Everyone

| April 10, 2014

Cavan’s April International Performance sale has a full and varied catalogue of 250 Lots to go under the Auctioneer’s hammer.   The International Performance sale takes place over two days Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd April with viewing at 9am and sale at 10am.    Ponies will lead the order of sale on Tuesday and then [...]

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Pony Club Dengie Winter League Hopefuls Head To Championships

Pony Club Dengie Winter League Hopefuls Head To Championships

| April 10, 2014

The Pony Club Winter League Show Jumping and Dressage Championships 2014, generously sponsored by Dengie Horse Feeds Ltd the UK’s leading manufacturer of fibre-based horse feeds, are being held at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, during April 12-13th. The hotly contested Championships will act as the high point of the Dengie Winter League for around 200 Pony [...]

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Longines Title Decider at Lyon Promises to be a Classic

Longines Title Decider at Lyon Promises to be a Classic

| April 10, 2014

By Louise Parkes The 36th FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final looks set to be a classic, and there is a body of opinion that suggests that the 2014 Longines champion could be from the host nation of France. After all, this is the country that boasts the reigning FEI European Champion – the inimitable Roger [...]

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Jump ahead at Laurel View

Jump ahead at Laurel View

| April 10, 2014

A great crowd of competitors gathered at Laurel View on 2nd April, some new to the show jumping arena and others with a considerable number of hours in the saddle clocked up.   They all got to enjoy the excellent indoor facilities, except for the riders practicing for their Riding and Road Safety who were [...]

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Barney best of class at Laurel View

Barney best of class at Laurel View

| April 9, 2014

There was a long list of winners at the Laurel View Winter Dressage League final on 30th March, but it was Barney and Christine Smyth that earned the biggest cheer when they won both the Newcomers and Riding School Competitions.   First and second was on the cards for Santiago Guieirrez in Class 1 riding [...]

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Motivational 3 Day Clinic with British Para Equestrian Coach at Omagh RDA

Motivational 3 Day Clinic with British Para Equestrian Coach at Omagh RDA

| April 9, 2014

Last weekend Omagh RDA was visited by British Para Equestrian Coach, Clive Milkins.  During his time at the centre, Clive delivered training to all Omagh RDA Coaches, as well as providing numerous rider clinics for both able bodied and Disabled clients. Clive has a wealth of experience in the equine industry, having started off in [...]

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It’s All About The ‘Diamond’ at Connell Hills’ Two Day Horse Show

It’s All About The ‘Diamond’ at Connell Hills’ Two Day Horse Show

| April 9, 2014

The superb outdoor arena at Connell Hill hosted a most fabulous ‘Two Day Horse Show’ kindly sponsored by Mr Alistair Barr, BarrTec, and Mr Vincent Burton, Burton Sport Horses, which saw over the two day show some speed tracks incorporating fast technical thinking designed by Mr Will Crean and Judged by Heather Coyle and Nicola [...]

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Ireland Finishes Fourth in Deauville Nations’ Cup

Ireland Finishes Fourth in Deauville Nations’ Cup

| April 8, 2014

IRELAND’S Para Dressage team finished a very creditable fourth in the ten-team Nations’ Cup at Deauville in France on Saturday. Helen Kearney on the Irish Sport Horse Mister Cool scored 68.522/68.522 per cent, while Breda Bernie returned to the team on the former Eventer, the Irish Sport Horse Master Mexico, to obtain 67.480/67.379 per cent. [...]

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Busy Spring Schedule for local award winning RDA group

Busy Spring Schedule for local award winning RDA group

| April 8, 2014

Spring has definitely sprung at the RDA centre, Omagh as they gear up for the busy final term of the year. Following the recent successes that the group has had at the local sports awards, the riders and volunteers of the Arvalee based group are preparing for yet another busy end to the year, with [...]

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Outdoor Training at Connell Hill

Outdoor Training at Connell Hill

| April 8, 2014

Now that Spring has finally sprung it was Training Outdoor for all at Connell Hills’ Training Show on Friday night.  Competitors warmed up indoor to then jump in the scenic outdoor with an array of colour full fences, a huge advantage with the fast approaching outdoor shows.  Music, P.A system and outdoor bell has an [...]

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Lennon and Kurten Score Back to Back Victories at Lanaken, Duffy Wins at Hardelot

Lennon and Kurten Score Back to Back Victories at Lanaken, Duffy Wins at Hardelot

| April 8, 2014

IT was an all-Irish day at the three-star show in Lanaken, Belgium today (Friday) with back-to-back wins in the two feature classes for Ulster riders Dermott Lennon and Jessica Kurten. Antrim-born Kurten opened the door with victory in the 1m45 Two-Phase aboard the nine year-old grey gelding Contadoor, shading past Germany’s Felix Hassmann and Sl [...]

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Mossvale Show Jumping Results

Mossvale Show Jumping Results

| April 7, 2014

Results of Horse and Pony jumping held on Monday 31st March 80cm 1st Tad, Dan McComb won the Frigid Melody Cup; 2nd Misty, Paul Reain; 3rd Ice, Ethan Smith; 4th Keeford, Dee Barrett Davies; 5th Georgie, Nathan Greene; 6th Hilltop Clover, Martin McCabe. 90cm 1st Tad, Dan McComb won the Laurel House Cup; 2nd Tiny, [...]

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All Roads Lead to Balmoral Park

All Roads Lead to Balmoral Park

| April 7, 2014

All roads lead to Balmoral Park this Sunday (13th April) as show jumping is held for both horses and ponies.  Pony arena starts with 40cm going up through the class to 95cm with prizes in kind for all classes, while the horse arena with a very generous £1000 prize fund starts with 60cm going up [...]

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