Former Show Jumping World Champion Dermott Lennon has been confirmed as host of the final Masterclass demonstration at the Emerald International Irish Masters Show. (Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November 2014) Â Dermott Lennon was part of the Irish team that won their first European Championship title at Aachen in 2001 riding Liscalgot and a year later the Banbridge native […] Continue Reading
IRISH TEENAGER SNATCHES WORLD CUP GRAND PRIX AT VERONA
IN HIS first-ever appearance at an FEI World Cup show, 19 year-old Irish rider Bertram Allen won the World Cup Grand Prix this afternoon (Sunday) at Verona. Up against 35 of the world’s best combinations, Allen and the ten year-old mare Molly Malone V were one of the ten through to the jump-off at the five-star show. Second-last to jump, […] Continue Reading
Bertram Allen today won the FEI World Cup Qualifier on Molly Malone
Click on link below to read full report from Verona World Cup  http://www.jumpingnews.com/index.php/news/international-news/item/492-ireland-s-bertram-allen-takes-world-cup-by-storm-with-victory-in-verona-with-molly-malone   — Brian HennessyEquestrian P.R Services Website – www.jumpingnews.com Email – equestrianpr@gmail.com Ph 087 6120717 Ireland’s Bertram Allen Takes World Cup By Storm With Victory In Verona With Molly Malone At Verona International Horse Show in Italy today, The unbeatable young rider;s from Co. Wexford, Bertram Allen […] Continue Reading
Greg Broderick snatches the purse at Wexford Equestrian
Result of the Gain/Alltech Autumn Grand Prix at Wexford Equestrian Centre on Saturday 1st November. 1) Noel Cawley’s Rincarina(Greg Broderick) 00 34.612) Ladycastle Syndicate’s Vimminka(Alexander Butler) 0034.843) John Carr’s Zuidam(Daniel Coyle) 0036.764)Hilary Dunkin;s Diamond’s Courage(Peter Smyth) 00 41.605)Greg Broderick’s Billy Cevelle(Greg Broderick) 0042.346)Minister for Defence’s Shannondale Rahona(Capt/ Geoff Curran)04 40.58 27 jumped12 into the Jump off
A Night’s Entertainment with Geoff Billingham this December
Due to a clash of dates with the ever popular ‘Show Jumpers Club’ Annual Awards Ball, Emerald International Equestrian Centre wishes to announce that the forthcoming Geoff Billington Masterclass will now take place on Friday December 12th from 7pm to 10pm.  Tickets for what promises to be a hugely entertaining evening with Geoff Billington will go on sale next […] Continue Reading
THE 2014 GREAT GATSBY AWARD BALL
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
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