The Donegal clubs have mustered teams in numbers to challenge for the jumping silverware this coming Sunday at the Audrey Jacob Team Challenge. It’s a wonderful entry and we can look forward to a cracker of a contest. AJTC Show Jumping Teams
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Magnificent Flowerhill
Perfect weather, a fantastic challenging course, beautiful riding and driving conditions and lots of success combined to make Flowerhill 2015 a vintage renewal of the best loved event on the calendar. Congratulations to Denis and Dawn on their 3rd place in the AP Pairs, to Leo and Marina who landed the prized red rosette in theContinue reading “Magnificent Flowerhill”
Audrey Jacob Team Challenge Schedule
With just 10 days to go (and Flowerhill to enjoy) before our big team challenge day in Eglinton, here’s the schedule for the event. remember to let Vera and Francis know if you want to ride on a team. Everybody is welcome! NW Team Challenge 2015_Schedule
Are you interested in being on a team for the Audrey Jacob Team Challenge?
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?”
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.
Letterkenny Riding Club 