Saumur 2012: Results after Dressage
LAURA COLLET (Rayef) leads the Saumur CCI*** after a fabulous round of dressage, with Tina Coudray (Ringwood Magister) and Clayton Fredericks (Walterston Don) following in second and third. Jayne Doherty (The Only One) is the leading Irish rider currently in seventeenth place while Joseph Murphy (Electric Cruise) and Sam Watson (Horseware Bushman) are in thirty-second [...]
Saumur 2012 CCI***
THREE IRISH RIDERS are taking part in this weekend’s Saumur CCI*** event. With three places in the London Olympics already secured for Ireland, this will be one of the last events which Ginny Elliot, the Team Ireland High Performance Manager can use to determine which riders will make the 2012 Olympic eventing team. This afternoon, [...]
Retirement of Old Road
Michael and Patricia Ryan recently announced that Old Road, Michael’s four star horse will now go into retirement. The 18-year-old Irish sport horse suffered an injury to a hind leg last week while in training. Owned by John Butler, the Puissance gelding was produced by Ryan and did not begin eventing until reaching seven. He [...]
Cancellation of Badminton
The 2012 Badminton Horse Trials have been cancelled due to recent heavy rainfall and the organisers are expecting more rainfall during the week. 13 Irish riders were due to compete and the cancellation will undoubtedly cause difficulties in the selection process for the 2012 Olympic games. Of the 13 competitors, Camilla Speirs and Mark Kyle [...]
Ballindenisk International 21/22nd April 2012
The Fell family hosted yet another wonderful International event at Ballindenisk. Great Britain’s Nicky Roncoroni and Irish bred Ghareeb gelding Trig Point were in the lead after the dressage and emerged the winners of the CIC*** at Ballindenisk on 22nd April, with Ireland’s Sarah Ennis and Sugar Brown Babe in second place. Time was a [...]
Michael Ryan and Old Road win Ballindenisk CNC***
Michael Ryan and the 18 year old Old Road had a great pre Badminton run, taking the honours in the CNC*** at Ballindenisk on 18th March. Michael Ryan continued his winning streak in the Red Mills Superleague O/CNC** with Annestown Emperor finishing on 28.2 penalties, just ahead of Patricia Ryan with Ballylynch Taldis Porter finishing [...]
Ballindenisk Goresbridge Go for Gold International Horse Trials to start next week
Ballindenisk is gearing up for the Goresbridge Go for Gold International Horse Trials which run from 24th to 26th February. The event has attracted some of the top names in eventing, who hope to gain Olympic qualification before the cut off date on the 1st March. This is one of only two events with Olympic [...]
Kilmanahan – Sarah Ennis wins Red Mills Superleague
In spite of heavy rain in the early part of the day, the ground was perfect for todays event at Kilmanahan. This was the final leg of the Red Mills SuperLeague where the winner stood to win €1,500 . Points were doubled in the final leg. Sarah Ennis and Sugar Brown Babe emerged as champion of the SuperLeague [...]
Ballindenisk Johnson & Perrott International Three Day Event September 2011
Declan Cullen and the skewbald stallion Glenhill Goldfinished on 62.4 penalties to take first place in the CCI*** section at the Johnson & Perrott Land Rover International Horse Trials at Ballindenisk. Declan Cullen went into the show jumping phase in second position behind Karin Donckers of Belgium, after Chloe Nerwton (the overnight leader) withdrew. Cullen finished the [...]
Team Great Britain Win FEI Nations Cup at 2011 Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow
Team Great Britain were victorious in the FEI Nations Cup in the RDS main arena at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow this afternoon. The quartet won in a two way jump off against Ireland which had the crowd enthralled. With Great Britain and Ireland both topping the leader board after round two on a two round [...]
Away Cruising wins 4 Year Old Young Event Horse Final
Away Cruising took top honours in the FEHL 4 year old young event horse class at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow. The grey gelding by Cruise On was ridden by Colin Halliday and bred by Eamonn O’Flaherty in Maynooth. The pair qualified for the final at Ravensdale Lodge. The final took place over two days. The presentation phase took place [...]
Small & Mighty Lives up to his Name in Small Event Horse Championship
Small & Mighty won the Small Event Horses Championship in the main arena of the RDS at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow this morning. The bay gelding, ridden by Emily Taylor lay in second place after the presentation phase held on Wednesday afternoon. The pair went on to put in a foot perfect clear round [...]
Blue Angel Flies to Victory in Irish Sports Council Classic
The Irish Sports Council Classic dominated the main arena in the RDS at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow this afternoon. There were fifty seven horse and rider combinations starting in this show jumping class which had a prize fund in excess of €20000. Fastest against the clock was US rider Lauren Hough. Hough cleared the jump off phase [...]
Laura Kraut wins Failte Stakes
USA’s Laura Kraut won the opening International Class “The Failte Stakes” at the RDS on Wednesday. The early leader GB’s Robert Smith finished in second position.
Dublin Horseshow 2011 Commences with Marion Hughes Taking 6 Year Old Class
The Discover Ireland RDS Dublin Horseshow 2011 started this morning. The show jumping action kicked off in the main arena at 9am with the 6 year old class sponsored by Horse Sport Ireland. The track which included a treble combination set the standard and proved a challenge for a number of riders.