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Nov 15
Tattersalls Ireland Show Makes €20,000 donation to St Francis Hospice

€20,000 donation made to St Francis Hospice on behalf of the Tattersalls Ireland July Show in association with the Rolestown Show and Ward Union Hunt The committee of the Tattersalls Ireland July Show in association with the Rolestown Show and Ward Union Hunt made a donation of €20,000 to Sr. Margaret Cashman and Dee Kinane of […]

Nov 02
What to look for in a winner

Horse racing specialists, myracing.com have conducted research that explores the anatomy of four different horse breeds to highlight what to look for in a winner when attending the races. Equestrian performance sports date back to ancient times, from horse racing in the 12th century up until the debut of horse riding in the Summer Olympics […]

Aug 21
ISPCA Seize malnourished horse from waste ground in Bray

The ISPCA is appealing for information after a malnourished horse was seized from waste ground off Killarney Road in Bray recently. ISPCA enquiries established that the animal, a roan cob gelding, was tethered in the same spot for a number of days and it had become entangled in the rope with which it was tied. […]

Jul 28
Tattersalls Ireland July Show an overwhelming success

Tattersalls Ireland July Show in association with the Rolestown Show and Ward Union Hunt attracted large crowds over the weekend and proved a great success, whilst at the same time collecting much needed funds for the Show’s Official Charity St Francis Hospice.   Captain Geoff Curran stole the show taking the two Grand Prix’s on […]

Jul 16
New website launched for the Tattersalls Ireland July Show

The Tattersalls Ireland July Show in association with the Rolestown Show and the Ward Union Hunt has launched a new look website to coincide with the show next weekend, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July 2017. The show, which features a host of 2018 Royal International Show Qualifiers in the Hunter classes, also holds qualifiers for the […]

Jul 03
Izzy Delivers Perfect Performance

Great Britain’s Izzy Taylor emerged victorious in the feature class at the Fernhill Sport Horses Kilguilkey International Horse Trials in Co. Cork following the conclusion of the Haygain CIC***. Riding Miss Alex C Phillips’ ‘Perfect Stranger’ the first-time visitor to Kilguilkey added just two cross country time penalties to their dressage score to complete on 45.7 penalties. […]

Jun 26
Hickstead crowd bids farewell to the one-eyed wonder horse

Adventure De Kannan took part in a special retirement ceremony just before the Al Shira’aa Derby at Hickstead (Sunday 25 June). Together with Ireland’s Trevor Breen, ‘Addy’ has won most of Hickstead’s biggest classes, including the British Speed Derby, the Eventing Grand Prix, the All England Grand Prix, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the British Jumping […]

Jun 04
Tattersalls 2017 Day 5 – Rounding up a week to remember

Record crowds enjoy thrilling cross country and showjumping action at Tattersalls International A large crowd of just over 10,000 people enjoyed the international equestrian action and country fair in the Co Meath countryside in Tattersalls today contributing to a record crowd of just over 32,500 for the five day event which was up on last […]

Jun 03
Tattersalls 2017 Day 4 – Bumper Crowd enjoy thrilling cross country and jumping action!

Ireland Lie Third in Nations Cup Whilst Sarah Ennis Lies in Close Second in CIC3*  A large crowd of 15,000 people enjoyed the international equestrian action and country fair in the Co Meath countryside in Tattersalls on Saturday. Amidst bursts of sunshine the big crowd was treated with the ever exciting popular, spectacular Ian Stark […]

Jun 02
Tattersalls 2017 Day 3 – the action continues

Bright Blue Skies, Ice Creams and International Horse Power at Tattersalls!  15,000 expected to attend the international event and country fair tomorrow – make sure you’re one of them! It was another fantastic day at Tattersalls today as the sun shone nearly as hot as the competition. A large crowd of just over 8,000 people […]