Millstreet Launches On-site Accommodation and Hospitality Options
The team at Millstreet are delighted to present details of two new initiatives that will operate during Millstreet 2014.
FLEXOTELS
a new accommodation option for the upcoming events in 2014. Flexotels will be providing a limited number of hotel rooms that will be available for rental. Each room is equipped with 2 single beds, electricity and bedding, sheets and towels. The rooms are naturally ventilated and comes with a unique door key to ensure security. Flexotel residents will have access to the on-site toilet and shower facilities.
The Flexotel rooms will be available to book for one week in duration:
- FEI European Championships for Ponies (Check-In Monday 28th July, Check-Out Monday 4th August) – €595 (€42.50 pps per night)
- Millstreet International Horse Show CSI*** (Check-In Monday 11th August, Check-Out Sunday 17th August) – €510 (€42:50 pps per night)
- European Juggling Convention – €480 (€30 pps per night)
A security deposit of €100 will be taken from your credit card at the time of booking and refunded to you after your stay.
Click Here to make a reservation for a Flexotel at Millstreet 2014. Please note that rooms will be occupied on a first come first served basis and your booking is not guaranteed until payment is confirmed.
GREEN GLENS PAVILION
Situated overlooking the International Jumping Arena and the International Dressage Arenas/National Jumping Arenas, the Pavilion offers you unrivalled views of the equestrian action from the comfort of your own private table. The natural beauty of the nearby Clara Mountain provides a spectacular backdrop for all the action.
Open daily and professionally staffed, groups of 6 people upwards can be readily accommodated. Patrons will be free to use the facility throughout the day, which will be equipped with TV monitors, live results and programmes/start-lists.
To reserve a table in the Green Glens Pavilion, please complete the booking form on www.millstreet2014.com and a member of the Championships Team will be in contact with you shortly.
The Green Glens Pavilion offers:
Mid-Morning Snacks
Buffet Lunch
Afternoon Tea/Coffee & Scones
Wine & Soft Drinks
Packages can be tailored to your personal taste or requirements.
Young Irelander Qualifiers 2014 – REVISED DATES
Following the successful introduction of a qualifying system last year, the Millstreet Horse Show Team are pleased to provide details of the 2014 Qualifiers for the 3 Year Old Young Irelander class to be held during Millstreet International Horse Show CSI*** (13th – 17th August):
Please note that the change of date to the two Millstreet Qualifiers!
- Mullingar CSI 2* International – top 6 to qualify from the 3 year old class on Saturday 31st May
- Millstreet – Tuesday 8th July at 10am
- Millstreet – Friday 11th July at 10am
- West Cork Breeders – Saturday July 19th (3 to qualify)
Further information will be made available at a later date.
Championship Qualifier – Wednesday 2nd July
The schedule of classes for the Championship Qualifiers for the CSI-P, CSI-YP and Young Champion of Ireland classes is now available online.
The Qualifiers take place at Millstreet on Wednesday 2nd July and all entries will be taken on the day.
Welcome Tour Survey
The Millstreet Horse Show OC work hard to develop and improve all aspects of the various shows and events held at the Green Glens Arena.
As part of this process, we are looking for your feedback on the 2014 Millstreet Welcome Tour (10th – 20th April). Several changes and additions were made to the schedule for this year’s show based on the feedback received from competitors who travelled to the inaugural Welcome Tour last year. We are looking for your comments and suggestions on the upgrade to CSI* status, the schedule and timetable and any other area(s) that you feel could be improved.
Please take the time to complete the Welcome Tour Survey. All responses are anonymous unless you choose to take part in our draw for a chance to win a meal for two at the Coach House Restaurant during Millstreet CSI*** 2014. The draw will take place during the week commencing Monday 19th May.
2014 Welcome Tour Review
Galway-based Stephen Moore brought down the curtain on a successful Millstreet Welcome Tour CSI* with a superb Grand Prix win on the veteran Merlin’s Magic. Placed in two of the International classes during the week, the young rider secured victory with the former Boomerang and Millstreet Grand Prixwinning horse after an unlucky last fence down in the jump-off for strong contenders Daryl Walker and Alfurist.“I knew that by coming to Millstreet I could get a few really good days jumping in a big arena with a top class set of jumps and good prize money on offer,” said Moore who has recently returned from Florida where he spent the winter training with Darragh Kenny. ‘I’m very lucky to have a horse like Merlin and I’d like to thank his owners Highfort Stud and Stephanie Finetto for allowing me to compete such a fantastic horse’
This was the second staging of the Millstreet Welcome Tour and the decision to upgrade the show to CSI* status provided an ideal opportunity for Irish young riders to step up to International competition. Over 4,000 entries were received across 8 days of competition and 134 classes. A number of UK-based competitors made the journey to Millstreet including young riders Charlotte Rampton and Jade Dudley-Parkes. Coventry-based Lucinda Roche was among the riders aiming to impress Michael Blake and Comdt. John Ledingham, who used the Welcome Tour as an official trial for those aiming for Children on Horses, Juniors and Young Riders team selection. Several of the Irish pony show-jumping team contenders were also seen at Millstreet during the first weekend of competition before making the journey to Fontainbleau.
The team of course designers was commended for building a wide variety of tracks across the two weeks. On the first of his visits to Millstreet this year, Scotsman Mark McGowan’s courses provided a high standard of competition while fellow visiting designers Gabriele Vulcanico (ITA) and Olaf Herrmann (GER) were praised for building a series of tracks that educated young horses.
The qualifying places on offer for the Millstreet Ruby (5 year old) and Boomerang (6/7 year old) were hotly contested across both weekends of the Welcome Tour. Having travelled from Antrim with 12 horses, Linda Courtney secured qualification in the 5 Year Old class with her Lux Z mare LCC Crystal. She will be joined in August by Olive Clarke who rode her Ars Vivendi mare FSS Thumbelina to victory in the 5 Year Old final on the second weekend, followed closely by Tom Foley with Tom Ringrose and Ger O’ Neill’s Womaniser mare Castlefield City View. Having narrowly missed qualification on the first weekend, Foley also qualified Patrick Hogan’s Guidam gelding One Cool Cruise for the Boomerang Final where he will be joined by Liam O’ Meara with last year’s Millstreet Ruby winning Curraghgraigue Jack Takes Flight. Seamus Hayes also secured qualification when winning the 6/7 Year Old Final on the final day with Tina McDermott’s Cassini 11 stallion Chipolini.
Seamus Hayes
It was a busy 2 weeks for the Tipperary man and his team who competed over 20 horses during the Welcome Tour. On the opening weekend, Hayes secured victory in a hotly contested 1.30m – 1.35m Final with Twister, just ahead of Tom Foley with Susan Sweetnam’s Zamir. Five riders were in contention for the Grand Prix bonus on offer to those who went on to be placed in the following weekend’s Welcome Tour Grand Prix but in the end, Dungarvan’s Peter Moloney was the sole recipient, taking home the €1,000 cheque with Patrick Duggan’s 9 year old mare Ribanbelle Tame.
Much of the €50,000 prize fund on offer went across the River Shannon, with Galway riders enjoying a particularly successful week. Former European Pony bronze medallist Jessica Burke had to settle for the runner-up position in the Welcome Tour Grand Prix with her own Vitesse, going one place better than her qualifying performance in the International 2 Phase. Meanwhile, Millstreet regular Sven Hadley notched up numerous placings across the two weeks, most notably taking home the red ribbons in Saturday’s Mini Grand Prix following a thrilling jump-off with his12 year old OBOS Quality mare Cassana. Hadley’s faultless performance just kept Kilkenny man Vincent Byrne off the top spot with Michael McCann’s Fair Play III.
Speaking at the conclusion of the 2014 Welcome Tour, organiser Thomas Duggan was delighted with the feedback received from owners and riders alike. “To have staged our first spring-time International CSI* is a very positive development, topped off by fantastic weather and world class jumping conditions.” The conclusion of the Welcome Tour means that the countdown to the forthcoming FEI European Championships for Ponies has truly begun, with less than 100 days before the first ponies start to arrive.
Tadhg Ryan
Photos: Denisa Equine Photography
Click Here to view results from the 2014 Welcome Tour
Championship Website Launched
With just 100 days to go before the 2014 FEI European Championships for Ponies gets underway at the Green Glens Arena , a dedicated Championship website has been launched.
Millstreet2014.com will act as the Championship hub, with information on the disciplines of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping easily accessible to potential competitors and spectators alike.
The website will also contain information on sponsorship opportunities and trade stand booking for the event which takes place from 29th July to 3rd August.
As the Championships draw closer, schedules and timetables for each discipline will be released, together with information on national classes and events running alongside the Championships. During the event itself, live results, photos, video streaming and highlights will be available through millstreet2014.com.
