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 [...]
Ardnacashel Equestrian, Comber are delighted to be holding an eventing clinic with top international event rider Ben Hobday. After starting as a working pupil for Hannah Bate in Cheshire Ben went on to work for William Funnell, where, he gained valuable experience in the world of show jumping and picked up expert eventing knowledge from Pippa Funnell. Ben Hobday is now [...]
As we creep our way out of winter competitors arrive to jump tracks at Connell Hill in a bid to prepare for the forthcoming spring season. The carefully maintained surfaces, in both the outdoor warm up/ cool down arena and indoor arena, give confidence aiding both rider and horse. Niamh McAllister opened the show with [...]
Dawn Wofford, Pony Club stalwart, Olympian, former Pony Club Chairman and current Training Committee Member, was honoured by the Torch Trophy Trust, a charity that rewards, recognises and supports volunteers in sport and recreation, at their 52nd awards ceremony on Tuesday 24th February 2015, presented by HRH The Countess of Wessex. A former member of the Albrighton Woodland Branch of [...]
Tipperary’s Greg Broderick scored a stunning win in last night’s (Sunday) €50,000 Horseware Ireland sponsored Grand Prix, at Thermal, California on the American West Coast. Broderick was riding the Caledonia Stables owned nine year-old gelding Going Global and they beat off a top class field that included American riders Richard Spooner and Rich Fellers, who [...]
TIPPERARY native Denis Lynch took Ireland’s first victory of the weekend at the five-star show in Gothenburg, Sweden in Thursday’s feature class. Picking up some valuable world ranking points as well as prize money of almost 9,000 euro, the 38 year-old rode Thomas Straumann’s bay gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof through a faultless first round, [...]
Eventing Ireland can now reveal more details of its first ever Eventing Ireland National Championships being held at Ballindenisk, Co Cork from 11-12 July 2015. The Eventing Ireland National Championships will see riders competing in all 14 classes from EI90 to CNC3*. To qualify for the National Championships, riders and horses will need to be [...]
Teenagers swapped their riding boots for trainers and prepared to Zumba at Lodge Riding Centre in Tarbock, Merseyside on Saturday Lodge Riding CentreFebruary 21st 2015, to mark the beginning of a new riding club with a difference! A mix of social and skills-based activities for young people, Young Equestrians offers 13-18 year olds the chance [...]
THE Irish show jumping team of Darragh Kenny, Shane Sweetnam, Cian O’Connor and Kevin Babington finished third in the Nations’ Cup at Wellington in Florida on Friday night, pulling up from equal fifth at the end of the first round. Fifth to jump of nine nations competing, an uncharacteristic four faults from opener Darragh Kenny [...]
Colin McDonald, Chief Executive RUAS and Karen Hughes, Administrative Executive RUAS announce entries for Balmoral Show open on Wednesday 18th February. Entries can be made online at www.balmoralshow.co.uk or for an application pack, phone Karen on 02890 686186. To keep up to date with 2015 Balmoral Show news check out our website www.balmoralshow.co.uk, Facebook: Balmoral [...]
Competitors had one final chance to impress the judges at the last qualifying round of dressage on Sunday 22nd February. The open class got the day off to a great start with Courtney Stuart putting in two solid performances in both the PSG and the Inter 1. Judge Lucy Adams awarded Courtney a score of [...]
Strule Valley Riding Club Est 1997 are holding their 18th Annual Combined Training Competition on Saturday 21stMarch 2015 at the RDA, Arvalee, Omagh Class details are as follows: Class 1 – Intro B 2009 Dressage Only Class 2 – Preliminary 13 2006 Dressage Only Class 3 – Novice 26 2006 Dressage Only Class 4 – Preliminary 13 2006 [...]
Kernan Equestrian Centre Horse & Ponies League Results Sunday 22nd February 2015 PONIES 128 60cm- No Result 128 70cms- 1, Heffron Equine Ltd.’s Princess Judy (Jemima Heffron); 1, M. King’s Whos Casper (Poebe Heffron); 1, I. Traynor’s Eternal Boy (Sadhbh Morriseey); 1, 128 80cms- 1, Heffron Equine Ltd.’s Miss Susie (Charles Heffron); 1, S. Moore’s Bertie Bassett [...]
COOLEY FARM TO SPONSOR NEW CCIYH1* CLASS AS SCHEDULE FOR TATTS 2015 IS RELEASED Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in association with Horse Sport Ireland have added a new and exciting CCI1* Young Horse Class to the schedule for 2015. Tattersalls Ireland are delighted to welcome Cooley Farm who have come on board [...]
Saturday 21 February 2015 saw the second in our Jump Cross Series. We had a fantastic turnout for all classes with once again lots of new faces. There was also a high number of expertly turned out horse and rider combinations vying for the Best Turned Out Prize. The course was a testing one for both horse and rider. [...]
IRISH show jumping manager Robert Splaine named the six riders from which he will select the team of four that will represent Ireland in the four-star Wellington, West Palm Beach Nations’ Cup in Florida on Friday night. The six are: Kevin Babington with Shorapur Richie Moloney with Carrabis Z and Slieveanorra (ISH) Daragh Kenny with [...]
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, [...]
