Tattersalls Ireland Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series 2025 Competition Details
The aim of the Tattersalls Ireland Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series 2025 is to identify racehorses which are judged to have transitioned to be suitable riding horses. The horses entered in the classes should demonstrate good movement, rideability and correct conformation. Each class will be judged as a hunter class.
Qualifier Schedule:
- Fri, May 2 – Northern Ireland Festival, Cavan
- Sun, May 25 – Midleton Agricultural Show, Cork
- Sun, Jun 1 – Raheendaw Horse & Pony Show, Carlow
- Sun, Jun 22 – Enniskillen Horse & Pony Show, Fermanagh
- Sun, Jul 6 – Clonmel Agricultural Show, Tipperary
- Sun, Jul 13 – Wicklow Summer Show, Wicklow
- Sat, Jul 26 – Tattersalls Summer Show, Meath
- Mon, Aug 4 – Castleblayney Show, Monaghan
- Sat, Aug 23 – Iverk Show, Kilkenny (FINAL)
CLASSES:
The ex-racehorses will be divided into two categories to support horses in early retraining and the more experienced horses. (For safety reasons, if sufficient entries are received for the Novice Racehorse to Riding Horse Class, the class will be divided into two sections) :
NOVICE RACEHORSE TO RIDING HORSE CLASS
- For horses 4 years older, mares and gelding, any height. Riders minimum age 16yo.
- A novice is a horse in its first two years of affiliated competition* and has not won a Racehorse to Riding Horse class prior to this season’s competition.
- Horses to be ridden in a snaffle bridle only, with a plain cavesson noseband.
- Novice horses will not be required to gallop. The judge will not ride Novice horses, but will request a short individual show, as defined by the judge(s).
*(not above Dressage Ireland preliminary, Eventing Ireland EI90, Showjumping Ireland 90cms, AIRC intermediate, IPC intermediate)
OPEN RACEHORSE TO RIDING HORSE CLASS
- For horses 4 years older, mares and gelding, any height. Riders minimum age 16yo.
- Horses that have won a Racehorse to Riding Horse class in previous seasons must compete in the Open class.
- Horses to be ridden in a snaffle, pelham or simple double bridle with a plain cavesson noseband. Riders will be asked to extend the canter with the class.
- Horses to be ridden by the judge.
QUALIFICATION FOR FINAL:
- The first and second prize winners in the Novice and the Open classes at each qualifier, will qualify for the final. In the case where the first and/or second placed horse has already qualified, the next placed horse may qualify for the final at the judges discretion.
- Combinations may only compete in one section (either Novice or Open) at the final of the Tattersalls Ireland Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series. A Novice combination that has qualified for the final, and also qualifies in an Open qualifier throughout the series, must compete in the Open section of the Showing Pathway Series’ final.
- A rider/horse combination that qualifies in the Novice class and subsequently is placed (1st-6th) in the Racehorse to Riding Horse class at the Dublin Horse Show, may not return to compete in the Novice Final. This progression will be rewarded with a ‘wild card’ place in the Open Final.
- The final is restricted to the exact rider/horse combination that qualified, with no substitutions permitted.
JUDGING OF FINAL:
A Confirmation and a Ridden judge will be required. To add an extra dimension to the final, due consideration will be given to having a celebrity judge.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT:
- Entries to be made directly to the qualifying show.
- Horses competing in the Tattersalls Ireland Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series, must be registered with Treo Eile (FREE on www.treoeile.com/register).
- All entries must have a Weatherbys or equivalent racing authority passport. The passport must be available for checking at the show.
- Horses must be entered using the name as per the Weatherbys or equivalent recognised foreign racing authority passport.
- To compete in the Showing Pathway Series’ final, horses’ names must be registered with Weatherbys or equivalent racing authority. BHA Naming Form
PRIZES:
Qualifier Prizes
- Branded rugs to the winner of each qualifying class.
- Rosettes 1st – 6th.
- Each qualifying class will have a prize fund of €475 per class (€150, €100, €75, €50, €50, €50).
Final Prizes:
- Branded Rug to the winner of each final
- Rosettes 1st – 6th
- ‘Finalist’ rosettes for remaining competitors.
- The final will have a prize fund to the top ten horses of €1,225 per class (€500, €250, €150, €100, €75, €50, €25, €25, €25, €25).
Press Release can be found here
