Maybe we should ship all our unwanted Irish horses over to Germany and let the german cows get on with their real job! Enjoy this clip from the RTÉ news: Luna, The Show Jumping Cow
Author Archives: 2011
Riding Clubs Festival, Stradbally
The mere thought of travelling any distance at all with a horse at present is enough to send a shudder through your bank account and wallet. However, everybody has their goal for the year or the one treat that they’re determined to allow themselves, come hell or high water. For anybody who has set theirContinue reading “Riding Clubs Festival, Stradbally”
Stallion parade at Cavan Equestrian Centre, Saturday 9 April
Cavan Equestrian Centre’s annual National Stallion Parade takes place this Saturday, 9 April. This year it’s on for the day rather than just an evening and has trade stalls and an army equitation display. Erica went to the event last year and found it very good. It should be even better this year and willContinue reading “Stallion parade at Cavan Equestrian Centre, Saturday 9 April”
Results from Benbulben Spring Show
Melinda Morgan has posted the full results from Sunday’s show on the Benbulben website. It was a great day for Donegal and it seems reasonable to conclude that the benefits of the North West League are considerable! Congratulations to everybody, particularly Francis, Anne and our neighbours in Tirconaill and the Gaeltacht.
Pre-Flowerhill cross country schooling at Lenamore *updated with times*
With Flowerhill now less than two weeks away, Lenamore is the venue for some last minute fine tuning of cross country skills and fitness this Sunday, 10 April. Cormac McCormack is organising the expedition. Groups are being determined along club lines for insurance and AIRC protocol reasons: 12 pm Tirconaill 1.30 pm Donegal Gaeltacht 3Continue reading “Pre-Flowerhill cross country schooling at Lenamore *updated with times*”
Strangles survey
Eithne Mac Carthy, a fourth year veterinary medicine student in University College Dublin, is undertaking a World Horse Welfare funded investigation into the prevalence of strangles in horses and ponies in Ireland. Eithne’s project aims to measure the level of sub-clinical Strangles in populations of Irish horses (identifying possible carriers) and with this information develop an eradication plan.The test forContinue reading “Strangles survey”
Relaxed and healthy partners spotted in Letterkenny
It’s good to see that Paddy has his priorities right. Scarcely 48 hours back in the country, on Saturday he and Lizzie were spotted out shoe shopping for the new season at the Mountain Top. The pair of them are a great advertisement for taking a 3-month winter break. Seamus has kept Lizzie in primeContinue reading “Relaxed and healthy partners spotted in Letterkenny”
Tempting our fate with the Flowerhill weather gods
We’re finally within the realm of the long range weather forecast for Flowerhill. Here’s the current incredibly promising picture for Portumna. You can keep on top of things yourself at Accuweather | Portumna.
Some further notes on last Friday’s flatwork
Liz, chief organiser of our current series of flatwork lessons with Patricia Warren, has provided some further observations on the initial session last week. She reports that Nadine rode Millie who was full of beans and anxious to show off her musculature. This performance left Liz’s own mare Judy unphased, as were the others! And VeraContinue reading “Some further notes on last Friday’s flatwork”
Team show jumping training begins at Templemore
With the team show show jumping qualifier now just four weeks away, extra training sessions for those interested in being selected begin this Tuesday with Kelda in Templemore. Next week’s session will also be in Templemore while the remaining two are most likely to take place at Cyril’s arena in Milford. Please let Orla knowContinue reading “Team show jumping training begins at Templemore”
Letterkenny Riding Club 