The Audrey Jacob team Challenge is one of the biggest events on our riding club calendar and this year, to do justice to Audrey’s memory, we need to win some silverware for the club! We need as many members as possible to participate on teams so please let our dressage and show jumping selectors knowContinue reading “Are you interested in being on a team for the Audrey Jacob Team Challenge?”
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Cross country schooling at Peter Mulrine’s, Friday 10 April
It’s all systems go for our XC schooling expedition to Peter Mulrine’s ground in Stranorlar this coming Friday! With 14 members planning to make the trip to Flowerhill in two weeks’ time, this is a great opportunity to prepare. Book with Anne, if you plan to go along.
Dressage tests for Audrey Jacob Team Challenge, Sunday 26 April
Interest in the rapidly approaching Team Challenge is keen and several enquiries about the dressage tests to be ridden have already been fielded. We’re going to use the festival tests, i.e. those that are being ridden at the Riding Clubs Festival in Stradbally in June. You can find them on the AIRC website and we’llContinue reading “Dressage tests for Audrey Jacob Team Challenge, Sunday 26 April”
Great Easter ride-out with Dawn in Drumkeen
It’s always good to explore new territory and Dawn’s active participation in the club has brought us new scope for adventure in the Drumkeen area. Our Good Friday group of riders — Keary, Anne, Leo, Shauna and Dawn herself — met at Dawn’s homeplace and rode out for an hour through forestry roads and backContinue reading “Great Easter ride-out with Dawn in Drumkeen”
Club meeting, Tir na nOg, Wednesday 1 April
It’s time to make some concrete plans for Flowerhill as well as laying the foundations for our Audrey Jacob Northwest Team Challenge at the end of April. We’ll run through these topics at a club meeting at Tir na nOg on Wednesday 1 April. Everybody welcome.
World’s shortest report on the Northwest League Final
Well done everybody on a memorable final leg of the NW Spring League. Particular congratulations to Enda on bagging the Advanced Primary title on the last day. Heartfelt commiserations to Cliff who struggled in his sickbed as his potential title floated across the club border to Inishowen. Equally heartfelt sympathy to Damien who stumbled at the lastContinue reading “World’s shortest report on the Northwest League Final”
This Friday’s bowls postponed
This Friday’s bowling night has been postponed because the hall is unavailable. Happily Tanya and Cecil have promised to rearrange our annual excursion to Ramelton for another night.
Catching up on what’s been happening on our Friday nights
A big thanks to our hosts for recent Friday nights. Not only did they do the organising and look after us very well on the evening — they have also filed the following reports of what everybody got up to: Flatwork at Hazel’s “Four of us were ready willing and kind of able to go for the first sessionContinue reading “Catching up on what’s been happening on our Friday nights”
Friday evening activities continue this week with Kelda in St Johnston
No reports have yet trickled through about our recent Friday evening lessons at Hazel’s arena with Patricia Warren. Surely this information vacuum will soon be filled by one of the club detectives? In the meantime we can look forward to a lesson with Kelda this coming Friday night at Marina and Enda’s home in St Johnston. ContactContinue reading “Friday evening activities continue this week with Kelda in St Johnston”
Northwest Clubs meeting, Monday 9 March
Tonight, Monday, sees a further gathering of the clubs in the area as we tighten up the plans for the NWL final and catch up on other business for our sub-region. Everybody is welcome. Usual time, ***8pm***, and place, Tir na nOg.
Letterkenny Riding Club 