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.

Dublin Horse Show Shopping – List Maker or Risk Taker?

When it comes to any kind of shopping I am not a list maker. While I am sure this will come as no surprise to most people it’s not because I am too unorganised or too lazy. In fact it is because I have discovered the perils of list making in the past. Two years [...]

RDS Dublin Horse Show Ladies Day

Photography by EquusPix What a fabulous line up there was for this years Ladies Day at the RDS Dublin Horse Show. I’m not sure if it is just me, but I certainly noticed a far more eclectic range of outfits this year. There were more trouser suits than I have ever seen maybe in part [...]

Ward Union win the Hunt Chase

After a hotly contended Hunt Chase the Ward Union emerged victorious pipping the Wexford Foxhounds in the final. Photos from the Hunt Chase are being uploaded here: http://s2sphotos.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=22506

Cian O’Connor shares victory in Puissance at RDS

Cian O’Connor with Noctambule Courcelle and Pablo Barrios with G and C Sinatra shared the victory in today’s Puissance at the RDS, both gaining 4 faults in the final round with the wall standing at 7′ 1″. Photos from the Landrover Puissance at the Dublin Horse Show can be found here 

Netherlands Win 2010 RDS Meydan Nations Cup with Team France Overall 2010 Nations Cup Winners

The show jumping team from the Netherlands have just won the Aga Khan International team show jumping competition at the RDS Dublin Horse show finishing well ahead of the field on a two round total of  just 4 penalties. Sweden led the competition coming out of round one with Ireland joint third with the USA [...]

Breaking News Second Round Scores for the Irish team in the Nations Cup

Lying third after round one of the Nations Cup the Irish team will be fighting to climb up the leaderboard. Billy Twomey had just four faults in his second round having produced the only Irish clear in round 1 with Tinka’s Serenade. Dermot Lennon and Hallmark Elite improved on their first round score completing the second [...]

Photo galleries from RDS

Photos from the Dublin Horse Show will be uploading here:http://s2sphotos.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=16493&g2_GALLERYSID=a46a2ed5800e343bc4163ebaecd1039e

You were a kid who rode horses in the ‘90s when:

-  – The gospel was ‘Horse and Pony’ magazine and Freddie the chestnut pony was god. The posters covered every inch of your wall, the free stickers ended up on every school book and some of you might even remember the day the magazine went from black and white to colour!