A busy St Patrick's Day weekend brings lots of equine fun
The rain keeps coming, but local equestrian competition keeps going!
Hello everyone,
St Patrick’s Day weekend proved to be a busy one and, with a four-day week this week, I managed to enjoy some quality time with my horse… I hope you did too!
Thankfully, I somehow managed to time my riding so that I stayed dry - how rare is that recently?! The rain has been almost incessant; I do hope we get a break from it soon…
This Horse&Field newsletter brings you recent results, news and dates to note! With so much going on at the moment, there will be more to follow…
The first point to note is that Eventing Ireland Northern Region has had to make the difficult decision to cancel the event that was due to be held at Tyrella this Saturday, March 23. Competitors will have been made aware of this already, but just mentioning this here, in case anyone was planning to go to spectate.
Portmore Equestrian Centre has had a busy schedule in recent weeks, as they held an RUAS Balmoral horse qualifier on St Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17, which attracted some top quality entries.
The previous weekend, Portmore hosted the Ulster Region Pony Spring Tour, with ponies and riders keen to compete for the TRI-sponsored prizes!
Hagans Croft, Bailiesmills, held a dressage competition on St Patrick’s Day, with some very polished performances through the course of the day.
For those who prefer to challenge themselves with a bit of jumping, Connell Hill, Randalstown, held their latest Training Show on Saturday - these shows run from cross-poles and get a great turnout from around the country.
Meanwhile, the third week of the current league at Ecclesville, Fintona, was held on Friday night - entries remain strong, which only adds to the competition in the league!
The Ulster Region of Show Jumping Ireland celebrated a very successful 2023 recently with their annual dinner and awards night - just click on the link below to see more pictures and the list of award winners!
More details on these and more are available by clicking on the stories below or visiting Horse&Field and having a scroll through!
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In the news
Here are some of the latest articles on Horse&Field…
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Cancellation: Tyrella 1
Sadly, Eventing Ireland Northern Region have had to make the very difficult call to cancel Tyrella 1, which was scheduled to take place this Saturday, March 23, due to the continuing rain, particularly during last night, with more forecast in the coming days.
Portmore hosts RUAS Balmoral Horse Qualifier
Portmore Equestrian Centre, Aghalee held RUAS Balmoral Horse Qualifier on St Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17. There was a good turnout of competitors hoping to book their place to jump in the main arena at Balmoral Show in May!
Portmore hosts Pony Spring Tour
The second round of the Ulster Region TRI Spring Tour was held at Portmore Equestrian Centre, Aghalee over the weekend of Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10. Saturday saw 138, 148 and Children On Horses classes being held, while Sunday was dedicated to 128 classes.
St Patrick’s Day Dressage at Hagans Croft
Saturday, March 16 saw the last of Hagans Croft’s dressage events until the Summer months. With this in mind, competitors learnt the British Dressage tests relating to their specific class and trotted up the centre line towards judge Coreen Abernethy.
Great jumping at Connell Hill
Saturday, March 16 saw some great show jumping at Connell Hill Equestrian, Randalstown for their latest Training Show. The first class of the day was the cross-poles, with double clear rounds for Annabel Manson riding ‘Jessie’ and Elsie Crawford on ‘Patch’. Lily Crawford took the red rosette in the 50cm class and there was a full house of double clears f…
Show jumping success at Ecclesville league
Week three of Ecclesville’s Show jumping League was another great success on Friday, March 15, with the number of entries staying at almost 100 and competitors enjoying taking on Raymond Caldwell’s challenging courses. Hello and welcome to Horse&Field.…
Ulster Region show jumpers enjoy awards night
The Ulster Region of Show Jumping Ireland recently held their annual dinner and awards night at Corick House Hotel, Clogher. Ulster Region committee member, Andrew Thompson, was compere for the evening and he welcomed those present and congratulated all the region’s athletes and their support teams, at home and abroad, on representing the region so succe…
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