The AIRC strongly promotes the training of members in a range of disciplines, including the arts of building courses and judging show jumping competitions. Training courses lead to exams and competent individuals are then qualified to officiate at riding club events.
Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club have invited us to join them in training for the Level 1 & 2 exams. If you’re interested in participating, contact Orla on 087 643 2458. Orla has herself successfully taken the course building exam and can fill you in on what’s involved.
The club benefits greatly from having members who are qualified in these different disciplines. Where would we be without Orla and Seamus? It’s also worth remembering that learning about course building and judging can be of tremendous benefit to your own competence as a show jumping rider. Anybody who attended Orla’s recent armchair show jumping evening will understand the close relationship between the theoretical and the practical end of the art.
Read more about the AIRC’s training programmes for show jumping officials on the AIRC website.
Pictured below: The master course builder — Seamus with his measuring wheel in summer 2009.
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