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.
THE SHOWJUMPER’S AWARDS BALL 2014
 😆 DATE FOR YOUR DIARY 😆 SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2014 THE SHOWJUMPER’S AWARDS BALL AT THE KILASHEE HOUSE HOTEL, NAAS 8PM SHARP TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER WATCH THIS SPACE  Â
Ireland’s hero – Bertram wins Gold
PHOTO – Team RED MILLS rider Bertram Allen and the seven year old mare Barnike, on their way to winning the gold medal at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2014 at Lanaken in Belgium. (FEI/Dirk Caremans)Â Â 22/09/2014 Team RED MILLS show jumping rider Bertram Allen and the seven-year-old mare Barnike, have become the first combination […] Continue Reading
John Floody in winning form at Ravensdale
John Floody wins the Opening round of the GAIN/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix League The 2014 GAIN/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix League got underway at Ravendale Lodge in Co. Louth as part of their 3 day MSL Mercedes-Benz Autumn Grand Prix Weekend Show. The 1.40m MSL Mercedes-Benz Autumn Grand Prix was the feature class on Sunday and carried a prize […] Continue Reading
ALLEN ADDS MORE WORLD RANKING POINTS AFTER THIRD PLACE AT LAUSANNE
IRISH teenager Bertram Allen added valuable points to his Longines World Rider ranking when finishing third this evening (Sunday) in the big jump-off class at Lausanne in Switzerland. Wexford-born Allen, who is currently Ireland’s highest-placed rider with a 32nd position in the rankings, steered the chestnut stallion Romanov into the 12-strong second round, but at the finish was almost one-and-a-half […] Continue Reading
Good luck to our irish riders and horses competing in Lanaken next week
The FEI WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses will take place from 18th to 21st September in Lanaken, Belgium. Fifteen Irish Sport Horses have been selected to represent the Irish Sport Horse Studbook at these prestigious Championships for 5, 6 and 7 year old horses. The Irish Sport Horse Studbook has enjoyed huge success at Lanaken in recent […] Continue Reading
Last call for Shows interested in Spring Tour 2015
Monday next(15th September) is the final day for shows to apply to be considered for this year’s Spring Tour. Please email your interest immediately if you wish to be considered to be considered for including for 2015 season of Spring Tour run by the Showjumper’s club in-conjunction with their sponsors. maureenbagnall@hotmail.com All emails will be replied to by return.
Kenny returns to American soil with a win
KENNY CLAIMS VICTORY ON HIS RETURN TO USA DARRAGH Kenny, a member of Ireland’s show jumping team at the World Equestrian Games last week, returned to his US base yesterday with a win at Old Salem, New York. Offaly native Kenny scored his first place at the four-star show on Allison Toffolon’s Irish Sport Horse Gatsby, and was joined in […] Continue Reading
Munster Grand Prix Final
 ​  After 14 thrilling rounds held throughout the Munster province, the 2014 Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix League comes to a conclusion this Sunday, as the €20,000 Banteer Gymkhana at Cork Showgrounds hosts the final leg of the series, with the league title still hanging in the balance.  A titanic battle has developed between Waterford’s Francis […] Continue Reading