AIRC HQ are reminding all members that today, Tuesday 3 May, is your final chance to enter the Riding Clubs Festival at Stradbally on 11 & 12 June. For full details see the AIRC website. Martina plans to make the long journey with Smuggler and there may be others out there quietly planning their adventure. IfContinue reading “Last chance for Festival entries”
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More cross country opportunities at Cloncaw Equestrian
Cloncaw Equestrian in Glaslough have several more events planned that offer riders the opportunity to enjoy their really excellent cross country course right in the heart of drumlin country.This coming Saturday, 7 May, there’s a Go-As-You-Please from 2pm to 5pm. The cost is €20 per horse. If you need further details, phone 087 975 1009Continue reading “More cross country opportunities at Cloncaw Equestrian”
Tynagh qualify for the RDS on a dusty day in Claremorris
22 teams turned out on a sunny, breezy and very dusty Sunday to try their luck at winning the region’s coveted place at the RDS in August. Tynagh Riding Club were victorious when their team captain produced a clear round to pip Round Tower in a two-way jump off after both teams finished on aContinue reading “Tynagh qualify for the RDS on a dusty day in Claremorris”
Dressage in the wild west
It was a fine dry evening with some lovely sunshine and enough of a breeze to merit an amendment to the AIRC dressage tack sheet: in future bandanas are permissable at our club dressage competitions (they might even be permissable for the horses, if they lobby strongly enough!). Day after day of fine dry weatherContinue reading “Dressage in the wild west”
From the Derry road to Dingle: The 2011 flapping season kicks off this Sunday
Sunday 1 May sees the beginning of the local horse and pony racing season in Donegal. While most riding club interest will be focussed on the team show jumping qualifier in Claremorris, a lot of other local horse enthusiasts will be heading for Manorcunningham where the first flap of the season kicks off at 2.30pm.Continue reading “From the Derry road to Dingle: The 2011 flapping season kicks off this Sunday”
More products to try and test
Ireland’s Horse & Pony magazine (which you can now read on line) is sending more products for club members to test drive. This time they come from Blue Chip. Orla is looking for five guinea pigs to test a bottle of Joint RLF and two to test one of the their balancer feeds, Blue Chip Original.Continue reading “More products to try and test”
Plenty of competition for Friday evening’s dressage test
About a dozen members have booked in with Liz to test their skills in the dressage arena on Friday evening. Patricia Warren will talk the test over with each individual and there’ll be a chance to ride it twice with each participant allocated a 15 minute slot. It’s a tremendous opportunity to get very concentratedContinue reading “Plenty of competition for Friday evening’s dressage test”
It’s all systems go: Schedule for Team Show Jumping qualifier published
Twelve sets of nails will gradually be bitten down to the quick… No matter how much we plan to participate just for the fun of it, there’s something nerve wracking about the appearance of the schedule for Sunday: 2011 TSJC Regional Qualifier Programme We have plenty of interest throughout the day with our teams competingContinue reading “It’s all systems go: Schedule for Team Show Jumping qualifier published”
Easter action on several fronts
Lots can happen on a sunny 4-day weekend in the lives of our members. Easter kicked off with a heavily attended and somewhat chaotic training session for team jumping on Thursday evening. With the focus of the tuition on turns and speed, Tanya and Damien took unlucky tumbles as both Al and Millie slipped upContinue reading “Easter action on several fronts”
Dressage test at Cyril’s, Friday 29 April
This Friday’s dressage tests at Cyril’s will be the same as those being used for our show at Eglinton on 15 May, providing a great opportunity for a dry run. Whether or not you attended the recent flatwork lessons with Patricia Warren, you’re welcome to come and ride a test. Just book with Liz onContinue reading “Dressage test at Cyril’s, Friday 29 April”
Letterkenny Riding Club 