2011 – Page 101 – Letterkenny Riding Club

Whip surfaces in silage fields of Castleshanaghan

The first cut of silage has just been taken from Audrey and Cecil’s lovely big fields at Castleshanaghan. Like a needle in a haystack, a whip was spotted amongst the vast volumes of freshly mown grass sucked up by the huge machines. So, who lost a good black stick a with green and black gripContinue reading “Whip surfaces in silage fields of Castleshanaghan”

Horze Ireland tack shop at Beach Show

The Gaeltachts have lured the sponsors of the Western Region Spring League to the seaside. Horze Ireland are having a GALAXY Sale at the beach show which will cover all clothing items, coats, jackets, tops, t-shirts, riding shirts, brushes, saddle cloths, tack, almost everything including competition wear, with discounts of up to 35% off. They haveContinue reading “Horze Ireland tack shop at Beach Show”

Opportunity to register older horses with known breeding

One of the topics which arose during Friday evening’s showing clinic was Horse Sport Ireland’s current initiative enabling owners to register the breeding of their older horses for a comparatively affordable sum. Basically, if you know the breeding of your horse but didn’t have the means of proving it and therefore only have a whiteContinue reading “Opportunity to register older horses with known breeding”

Club faces spotted at Annagry

Still no news from any members who competed at Annagry on Sunday but the photographic evidence has been spotted in the Gaeltacht’s gallery… And what a beautiful looking venue!

Go As You Please days at Castle Leslie

Castle Leslie’s go-as-you-please Sundays have started again and will run on the last Sunday of each month until September. The area open to riders now includes the water obstacle. The next go-as-you-please is on Sunday 26 June from 10am to 4pm. For further information contact the equestrian centre at Castle Leslie on 047 88535.

Dare to hope

We’re close enough now to the beach show to raise our heads cautiously above the wet and blustery parapet and catch a glimpse of next Sunday’s forecast. Never say die. In spite of all the god-awful weather we’ve experienced in May, there’s a little glimmer of yellow, sun-shiney hope at the end of the windContinue reading “Dare to hope”

Showing clinic illustrates level of professionalism needed to succeed in the show ring

There’s no news yet of any members who travelled to Annagry for Sunday’s show jumping but eight mounted members participated in a very entertaining showing clinic at Glenleary on Friday evening. Mary Finneran began the session with a talk on all aspects of the discipline. From conditioning the horse to tailoring the turn-out, she presentedContinue reading “Showing clinic illustrates level of professionalism needed to succeed in the show ring”

Showing, show jumping and more on the cards this weekend

Our showing clinic gets the weekend off to a classy start at Glenleary this evening. Martina has everything arranged and the session will kick off at 7pm. On Sunday, both adults and children can enjoy a great day’s show jumping at the Annagry Show where classes begin for ponies at 11 am and continue throughoutContinue reading “Showing, show jumping and more on the cards this weekend”

Happy to have the blues on a Wednesday night in Ecclesville

It was clears all round on a great night in Ecclesville as the Letterkenny team performed with aplomb at the the Strule Valley Team Show Jumping Challenge. With Marina unable to ride on the night, Tanya stepped up to the plate to do double duty, riding Jack at 75cm before switching to Leo’s indefatigable CoolContinue reading “Happy to have the blues on a Wednesday night in Ecclesville”