Hillsborough Farm will be a busy place this July. Hot on the heels of our Derby & Dressage Show on Sunday 10 July comes Donegal TREC’s first competitive event. It’s a 2-day festival with training on Saturday 16 and full blown competition on Sunday 17 July. The first 20 entries received in full will be entered intoContinue reading “Entries now open for Donegal TREC’s 2-day festival of training and competition”
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Travellers endure mixed weather but love the Festival experience
Marina and Martina had reasonable luck with the weather in Stradbally on Saturday but the heavens opened on Sunday morning and conditions were less than enjoyable. Both our competitors, together with hundreds of others, defected from their final classes, quitting while they were ahead and getting on the road home early. Teldel did Marina proudContinue reading “Travellers endure mixed weather but love the Festival experience”
Flatwork in Glenswilly a great success
Suzanne has delivered a very upbeat report on Friday night’s lessons with Mary Devine and she’s also captured everything really well in pictures: The lessons with Mary Devine went well. Audrey and I were the only two in the first lesson as there were cancellations from Orla and Laura. We had a brilliant lesson andContinue reading “Flatwork in Glenswilly a great success”
Show jumping this Sunday near Letterkenny
The modern day version of the once-great Letterkenny Show takes place this Sunday, 12 June, on Michael Chance’s farm in Drumbarnett (just below Dillon’s garage to the right). Paddy and Seamus are the lynchpins of this annual SJI event and encourage any riders who are confident jumping 80cm and upwards to come out and enjoyContinue reading “Show jumping this Sunday near Letterkenny”
Competition to name the newest recruit to the Garda Mounted Unit
Horse Sport Ireland and An Garda Síochána’s Mounted Unit would like your help in naming their newest recruit. He’s a 4 year old Irish Draught gelding who will start his new career with the Mounted Unit this year. See the full story on the Horse Sport Ireland website.
Change of plan for Friday evening: Flatwork with Mary Devine
Not surprisingly, Mick and Suzanne’s land at Glenswilly has been saturated by the ongoing rain. Cross country training on open ground is out of the question so we’re switching to Plan B. Mary Devine will give flatwork instruction in Carrolls’ arena. Please book with Mick on 086 828 2280, if you plan to attend.
The long road to Stradbally
Two of our members, Martina and Marina, are making the long journey to Stradbally this Friday for the weekend’s much-anticipated Riding Club’s Festival. Martina is trying her hand at a variety of disciplines with her cob, Smuggler. She’ll be showing him in the Primary Performance Hunter as well as competing at Primary level in the showContinue reading “The long road to Stradbally”
Full results from Beach Show (now including showing)
Roisin has sent on the full results for the dressage and show jumping classes at Sunday’s damp Beach Show. She’s used all her ingenuity to piece together the disintegrated remains of the showing results sheets, so that section is now complete. It was a good day for the club with excellent dressage wins and placesContinue reading “Full results from Beach Show (now including showing)”
Remember to book for Regional Training Day by Friday
If you plan to attend the regional training day on Sunday 19 June at Cloncaw Equestrian Centre in Glaslough, you must book with Orla by Friday! Regional Training Day
God lets down the Gaeltachts but the show goes on
Is God losing it? Unfailingly reliable in his delivery of good weather for the Beach Show up until now, he badly misjudged things this year and abandoned the Gaeltachts in their hour of need. But the show went on. Rain pelted down relentlessly in a chilly breeze and the biggest winners on the day wereContinue reading “God lets down the Gaeltachts but the show goes on”
Letterkenny Riding Club 