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Derby Planned for Ballygraffan on 5th October

Derby Planned for Ballygraffan on 5th October

| September 17, 2013

June and Jim Burgess are holding a Derby at their Ballygraffan premises, just outside Comber, on Saturday 5th October. This venue, which has been home to a number of very successful International Horse Trials, will cater for classes at 70cms, 80cms, 90cms, 1m and 1.10m. The entry fee is £25 and prizes will include overnight stays with [...]

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Charity begins at home with Ravensdale Lodge

Charity begins at home with Ravensdale Lodge

| September 16, 2013

As the autumn/ winter indoor season approaches and the finishing touches are being put to schedules, Ravensdale Lodge are pleased to announce that charity is to the forefront in the run up to the most important time of the year…Christmas. As part of their 12 week end of season schedule Ravensdale Lodge will be running [...]

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Ulster Schools’ Show Jumping Championships at Knockaghview

Ulster Schools’ Show Jumping Championships at Knockaghview

| September 16, 2013

Knockagh View Equestrian Centre host this years USSJ Championships the shows will be held on the following dates Saturday 6th October, Sunday 17th November, Saturday 7th December, Saturday 1st February and Saturday 15th February. There will be four categories at each show, an individual primary school competition (75cm), an individual secondary school competition (80cm), novice [...]

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Northern Indoor Championships Schedule Announced

Northern Indoor Championships Schedule Announced

| September 16, 2013

The Northern Indoor Championships to be held at Eglinton Equestrian Centre, in Co. Derry BT47 3ZF is due to take place from Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th October. Thursday 10th Oct, Starts 2pm with a 90cm class through to the Eglinton Grand Prix with a five thousand euro prize fund on Sunday evening. Declarations to [...]

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Mossvale Pony Jumping Results Friday 13th Sept

Mossvale Pony Jumping Results Friday 13th Sept

| September 16, 2013

Cross Poles 1st= Popcorn, Rosie Horron drew the trophy; Ricky, Sally Dawson; April, Shannon Sloan; Rusty, Chloe Agnew; Star, Stephanie Boyle; Page, Lara McComb; Flicka, Alysha Wilson; Sox, Chloe Agnew. 40cm 1st= Tommy, Hannah Bayfield drew the trophy; Merlin, Emma Burns; Taz, Julie Herron; Specials; Nano, Olivia Lutton; Page, Lara McComb; Flicka, Alysha Wilson. 50cm [...]

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Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are back at world number one

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are back at world number one

| September 13, 2013

Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and her 11-year old Olympic partner Valegro have reclaimed the world number one spot in this month’s FEI World Dressage Rankings. The London 2012 double gold medallists, who won three medals – individual gold in the Grand Prix Special and Freestyle along with team bronze in the Grand Prix – at [...]

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CAFRE Health and Safety Course Announced

CAFRE Health and Safety Course Announced

| September 13, 2013

CAFRE are holding a new Health & Safety for Equestrian Events course at Tullymurry Equestrian Centre on Friday 27th at 7pm and Saturday 28th September at 10am. Caroline Neville, the Safety Officer at Dublin Horse Show and Tattersalls Horse Trails, will explain how to think about safety without spoiling the fun! The Saturday morning will include a [...]

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Strule Valley RC Arena Eventing Competition Announced

Strule Valley RC Arena Eventing Competition Announced

| September 13, 2013

Strule Valley Riding Club Est 1997 are holding an arena eventing competition on Saturday 14th September in Ecclesville Equestrian Centre, Fintona. The course will consist of 6 show jumps followed by 6 working hunter/cross country type fences. Classes will start at 10am and include 70cm, 80cm, 90cm, 1 metre, 1 metre 10 Double Clears to go in at end [...]

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Ravensdale Makeover Ready for Autumn Season

Ravensdale Makeover Ready for Autumn Season

| September 11, 2013

Arena development work continues at Ravensdale Lodge. With the redevelopment of the outdoor fibre sand arena a distant memory, it is the turn of the indoor arenas at Ravensdale Lodge to get a makeover before the autumn / winter season commences at the centre in September. The work which was carried out on the outdoor [...]

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Grand National winners at Ravensdale Lodge

Grand National winners at Ravensdale Lodge

| September 11, 2013

Week ending 8th September 2013, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre. You have to go back to 1999 to see Bobbyjo’s name on the Aintree Grand National trophy. The jockey who rode him to victory over the famous Aintree fences that day was one of Irelands top national hunt jockey’s, Paul Carberry. Give the [...]

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Landrover Burghley Horse Trials Video Round up

Landrover Burghley Horse Trials Video Round up

| September 10, 2013

Jock Paget and Clifton Promise were the winners of The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2013. Jock led both the dressage and cross country phase and then, with only a single penalty on the final fence of the show jumping, he made it a clean sweep on Clifton Promise. Re-live the action from all 3 [...]

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The Weekend Starts at Connell Hill

The Weekend Starts at Connell Hill

| September 10, 2013

With the first week of this school term over Connell Hills’ Friday night Training Show saw not only a large turn out of competitors to jump but also family and friends cheering and applauding from the packed viewing gallery.  As there is a considerable change to the day light hours this is the ideal indoor [...]

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Major new title sponsor unveiled for British sporting crown jewel

Major new title sponsor unveiled for British sporting crown jewel

| September 9, 2013

Crabbie’s serves up first £1 million Grand National Leading independent drinks company Halewood International today announced its Crabbie’s brand will become the new Official Title Sponsor of the Grand National and Grand National Festival at Aintree. The three-year deal will see the world’s most famous steeplechase, now called the Crabbie’s Grand National, run for a [...]

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Mossvale Equestrian Centre Results

Mossvale Equestrian Centre Results

| September 9, 2013

Mossvale Equestrian Centre started its usual popular winter jumping on Friday 9th September with good entries in all classes. All competitors get 2 rounds of jumping regardless of faults in their first round in all classes. The first class is cross poles and starts at 7.15pm with doors open from 7pm. Results as follows: Cross [...]

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HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Paget is supreme at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Paget is supreme at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

| September 9, 2013

Written By Kate Green FEI Jock Paget kept an admirably cool head in the pressurised last few minutes of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, final leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, and became the fifth New Zealander to lift the top prize here at this much-respected British CCI4*. Kiwi riders have won 12 of [...]

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