Linda Moore Autumn League Kicks Off in West Leinster
The first leg of the West Leinster Region Linda Moore Autumn show jumping league took place on Sunday the 9th October. Dunbyrne Riding club had orginally intended to host the first leg on October second but unfortunately had to cancel their leg due to very bad weather. The league is named in honour of former regional [...]
Woodstock O Wins 7 & 8 Yr Old International Championship
US rider Laura Kraut has racked up a series of wins at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow at the RDS. Among others Kraut won the 7 & 8 Yr Old International competition earlier on in the week and topped this off today winning the 7 & 8 Year Old Championship in the RDS main arena.
Longines International Grand Prix Provides Another Win For USA
The longines International Grand Prix of Ireland was the final International showjumping competition of the 2011 Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow. The Grand Prix had an attractive prize fund of €200,000 and took place in the RDS main arena. Forty horse and rider combinations competed over a track that proved challenging for many.
McMunn & One Time Win Carling King 5 Yr Old Championship
The Carling King 5 year old Championship took place in the RDS main arena at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow on Sunday the 7th August. The competition was sponsored by Horse Sport Ireland. Of the thirty six initial entries, the 5 yr old horses competition which was held in Simmonscourt on Friday 5th August whittled [...]
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 [...]
Emma O’Dwyer Places First & Second in Holmestead Saddlery 148cm National Championship
Emma O’Dwyer placed both first and second in the Holmestead Saddlery 148cm National Championship in the RDS main arena at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow this morning. O’Dwyer, who qualified for the championships at Cavan was clear in the first round on both Joanne O’Dwyers Jacknell Street and Joanne O’Dwyers Kalim De Montlieu.
Kraut Earns Another Win In 7 & 8 Yr Old International
American rider Laura Kraut earned herself another win in the Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow this morning. Kraut piloted eight year old bay gelding Woodstock O to victory in the Young Horses 7 & 8 year old International class which is sponsored by the Bruce Shaw Partnership.
Dublin Horseshow Preparation – Pat Galavan Gears up for Amateur Championship
In the run up to the weekend of the 2011 Discover Ireland Dublin Horseshow we caught up with another Irish amateur rider hoping for success at the RDS this week. Pat Galavan, a native of Wexford and now living in Naas will take part in the Amateur Showjumping classes starting ths evening. Pat’s horse is his [...]
Top Three Victory for Ireland in Talbot Hotel Speed Derby
It was an Irish whitewash on home ground at the RDS main arena this afternoon as Irish riders dominated the placings in the Talbot Hotels Speed Derby. The Speed Derby which had thirty three starters proved to be a showcase for Irish riders and horses. set of at a blistering pace across the track clear all the [...]
Greg Broderick wins final International Class of the Day
Greg Broderick took the win of the last International class held today on 8 year old Ballypatrick Mistique. 41 horses took on the International 7 & 8 Year Old class held in Simmonscourt this evening with just 13 getting through to the Jump-Off, but it was Greg and Ballypatrick Mistique who stormed through with a [...]
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.
Tholm Keane wins TRM Grand Prix league at Ballinamona 11th June
In spite of a poor weather forecast for the day, the sun shone for the first day of the Ballinamona show. Tholm Keane riding Ronan Tynan’s Krafty Jack claimed the first place at Ballinamona’s leg of the TRM Grand Prix League (sponsored by Ballinamona Equestrian Centre) on Saturday 11th June. With five making it through [...]
Trevor Breen wins mini Grand Prix at Waterford Tramore Agricultural Show
The Waterford Tramore Agricultural Show took palce on Sunday 22nd May at Ballinaclogh Tramore Co Waterford. The main jumping class of the day, the 1m30 Mini Grand Prix, saw 8 horses go through to the jump-off which resulted in Trevor Breen taking 1st and 2nd place. Amongst the other attractions at the show was a fun dog [...]