Date for your diary: 2014 Showjumping Awards Ball Theme – The Great Gatsby Saturday 13th December 2014 Venue: Kilashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare  Tickets on sale: Elodie at 045 852080 or Maureen at 0872635732
Emerald International open their doors this November
     ​ 14/10/2014 A group of some of Ireland’s top Show Jumping and Eventing riders visited Emerald International Equestrian Centre in Co Kildare with their horses on Tuesday 14th October to sample the fantastic facilities on offer, as Emerald International prepares for its forthcoming Irish Masters Show which runs from November 14th – 16th. 2014.  Those in […] Continue Reading
Catherine Thornton on the Leader Board with a win in the GAIN/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix League.
 This weekend the Gain Alltech League moved to Eglinton Equestrian Club as part of their Championship show which is a pinnacle on the Ulster Region calendar.  The International Course Designer Peter Gillespie built a strong 1.40m track for the 25 athletes challenging for the prize fund of €5,000 and of these 9 went through to the jump off with […] Continue Reading
TWOMEY CHALKS UP FOURTH IRISH WIN AT BRITISH HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW
BILLY Twomey recorded Ireland’s fourth win of the weekend at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in Birmingham today (Sunday) when he claimed victory in the Speed Horse of the Year competition with Ardcollum Duke. Wexford’s Bertram Allen also took a fifth place in tonight’s British Grand Prix, while in Germany Denis Lynch was runner-up in the Kiel Grand […] Continue Reading
TWOMEY TAKES FIRST IRISH VICTORY AT BRITISH HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW
CORK rider Billy Twomey claimed Ireland’s first international win at the British Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham, England today (Friday), with victory in the Five Fence Challenge. Meath-based Cian O’Connor finished in second, while Wexford’s 19 year-old Bertram Allen completed the competition in equal fourth. Thirty-seven year-old Twomey was piloting Katrina Moore’s stallion Royale du Rouet, and cleared […] Continue Reading
Breen in the ribbons at HOY
BREEN MAKES IT AN IRISH DOUBLE WITH WIN AT BIRMINGHAM FOLLOWING Billy Twomey’s earlier victory today (Friday) with Royale du Rouet, Tipperary’s Trevor Breen made it an Irish double at Britain’s Horse of the Year show tonight with Karen Swann’s one-eyed Adventure de Kannan. Competing in the big two-round feature class, Breen was one of 11 combinations to go clear […] Continue Reading
Elglington Start list for the Autumn Grand PRIX
GAIN/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix League 2014 Eglinton Autumn GP Startlist 2014
Report on Irish Breeders Classic at Barnadown
The Irish Breeders Classic Show ran last month, 4th-7th September, and was a success beyond all expectations. From the onset signs were good; entries in the Irish Breeders Classic and the 4 y.o Irish Breeders Championship were up 50% to 97 and 59 respectively. Entries for other classes were up by 180 and 250 horses were stabled on site. A […] Continue Reading
What a great year for Alexander!
Alexander Butler began his defense of the Gain/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix League title at Cavan Indoor Champions taking the top two placings in the 1.40m Gallagher/Meller E2 Show Jumpers sponsored Grand Prix, the feature class on Sunday carrying a prize fund of €3000. 70 riders declared to take on the course built by International Course Builder Peter Gillespie. The Ladycastle […] Continue Reading
Showjumper’s club meeting
The Showjumper’s Club committee will meet on Monday 20th October at 7.30pm at Bagnall & Molloy’s, Naas. If you have any queries or wish to have any topic put on the agenda, please contact maureenbagnall@hotmail.com before 10th October, 2014.