2011 – Page 119 – Letterkenny Riding Club

Helpful advice on clipping

This is the time of year when the horses’ coats really get thick and woolly. To Clip or Not To Clip? — this is the question posed and answered by Lorna Keogh on the Stable to Stable equestrian magazine website. It makes interesting reading and has plenty of common sense advice.

Dressage Ireland at Deanes, Sunday 28 November

Deanes are running a registered dressage show in Bruckless on Sunday 28 November. Full details are available on the Dressage Ireland website. Further information from Alax at Deanes.

First hunt of the season, in pictures

Thanks to the Donegal Gaeltachts for tracking down this link to Sunday’s hunting photos: Donegal Harriers | Maggies | 10 November 2009.

Dates for your 2011 diary

AIRC HQ have just published the dates for next year’s national championships: Sunday 17 April – Hunter Trials Championships Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 June – Riding Clubs Festival Sunday 17 July – Show Jumping Championships Sunday 7 August – Team Show Jumping Championship Final Sunday 14 August – Dressage Championships Sunday 21 September –Continue reading “Dates for your 2011 diary”

Speaking of hunting…

Here’s something to get our winter features rolling: When We Were Young(er)

Clinic with Toni Donnelly at Cyril’s, Saturday 13 November

Erica has successfully arranged a clinic on Working Hunters with expert Toni Donnelly for this coming Saturday at Cyril’s arena in Milford. The session is being divided between the riding club and the pony club and there are some final spots which need to be filled. If you’re interested in participating in the clinic (orContinue reading “Clinic with Toni Donnelly at Cyril’s, Saturday 13 November”

Tried & Tested products coming soon

Alice McGinley of Ireland’s Horse & Pony has revealed what product each club is being asked to test for their forthcoming feature: Mackey Ireland Hawthorn Boot & Turnout Rug | Cheval Riding Club Bucas (Shamrock Power – multi-purpose cooler/under rug/stable rug) | Letterkenny Riding Club Bucas (Max Saddle pad – anti bacterial wicking saddle pad) TaraContinue reading “Tried & Tested products coming soon”

Hunting season

Sunday sees the beginning of the Donegal Harriers hunting season and the long wait is over for the pack’s large membership. Mick and Leo will be putting the final touches to their hunting seats in Valerie’s lesson tonight while she rolls her eyes to heaven and exclaims for the thousandth time, “How do these peopleContinue reading “Hunting season”

Rain-sodden riders enjoy Ecclesville experience

Torrential rain made warm-up at the Strule Valley Team Show Jumping Challenge less than pleasant but our team members greatly enjoyed the experience of competing in the spacious indoor arena amongst a very friendly crowd with a positive and encouraging judge. There was no victory for Letterkenny on the night, top spot going to StruleContinue reading “Rain-sodden riders enjoy Ecclesville experience”

Dispersal of ponies and horses

Helen Birtwhistle, a very active pony club mother who ran the riding centre at Drumcoura in Leitrim, is leaving the centre and dispersing her stock. They are a combination of her own children’s ponies and riding school animals. Brief description as follows: 1 x very fast games pony 13hh 2 x very good all-rounders 14.2hhContinue reading “Dispersal of ponies and horses”