Kean and Louise O’Hara’s Annaghmore Estate south of Sligo was the venue for Benbulben Riding Club’s cross jump on Sunday. Thick grassy cover on the rolling fields, lovely jumps, a great natural water obstacle and a challenging sunken road all made for a great cross country experience.
Tanya and Mick competed at Advanced Primary level and both (almost) went clear! Mick was stunned to see an E beside his name on the results sheet but quickly put 2 and 2 together, realising that he had missed Fence No.15 on the home straight. Tanya went clear all the way but realised herself that she had taken the wrong route through the final five show jumps. Although the judge called her clear, Tanya very sportingly confessed her error and was duly eliminated.
Erica and Annie competed in the Intermediate class. Neither finished in the placings but Annie had a brilliant win in the Pony Club Under 21 class immediately afterwards. Liz and Mike Cuffe’s daughters, Joanne and Claire, managed 3rd and 5th in the Pony Club classes so plenty of ribbons made their way back to our club territory.
It’s a wonderful venue and luckily we’ll get another chance to visit it. All going well, the Benbulbens will run a hunter trial at Annaghmore on Sunday 3 October.
Pictured below: Letterkenny members Mick, Tanya, Annie and Erica in action in Sligo. More photos in the Gallery.
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