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.
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
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!