Rachel has been working out the finer details of our upcoming league show. The date has changed from Sunday 24 to Saturday 23 October but the venue remains the same. The value of a completely indoor set-up was clear last year as the rain pelted relentlessly over the roof of Eglinton.
LRC 2010 Autumn League+Team Challenge | Provisional Schedule
The schedule is similar to last year with one important addition. Many of you will remember the night at Greenacres in March 2008 when our club won the Northwest Show Jumping Challenge, beating off teams from the Gaeltachts, Tirconaill and Benbulben. More importantly, perhaps, it was the night that saw us shake our reputation as the “Walking Club”.
The infamous challenge cup has been gathering dust on the team members’ mantelpieces ever since — the Northwest Challenge was a one-hit wonder. Now Rachel has hit upon the bright idea of bringing the competition back to life as part of our Autumn Show. There won’t be any additional jumping but teams will be entered in advance and competitors’ scores in their individual class will count towards their team’s total.
Now for the important part: Each team must consist of one Primary, one Advanced Primary and one Intermediate rider. The fourth rider may be from any grade. Given that we probably have at least 10 AP riders who would like to be on a team, we need as many Primary and Intermediate riders as possible to ride on the day so that the AP riders get a fair chance to be part of the challenge!
Letterkenny Riding Club 