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Ride-out in Rathmullan area, Friday 8 August

A huge number of our members are making their way to Dublin for the Horse Show at the RDS — one of the truly great events on the equestrian calendar annually. For anybody who isn’t Dublin bound and is looking for entertainment, Libby will lead a ride-out in the Rathmullan area this Friday evening. Exact departureContinue reading “Ride-out in Rathmullan area, Friday 8 August”

Cross country evening at Lenamore, Friday 1 August

It’s always a treat to get out on a cross country course and tomorrow’s opportunity to try out Lenamore’s new fences shouldn’t be missed. The go-as-you-please evening kicks off at 7pm and is suitable for riders of all grades — even those who don’t fancy jumping but just enjoy a spin around the fields. ContactContinue reading “Cross country evening at Lenamore, Friday 1 August”

Timetable for Training Day, Sunday 27 July

There’s a real treat in store for anybody heading for the Training Day at Dirraw Farm this Sunday. Times and instructors are now in place. A big thanks to Ruth and Rachael for all the work on this front. Training Day 2014_Letterkenny

Calendar in a nutshell

We’ll publish the calendar properly on the calendar page shortly but here’s a quick preview after last night’s meeting: 20th July ride out with Liz Potter Inter club Cranford 27th July Dirraw farm inter club training 1st Aug x country Lenamore – Cormac 8th Aug ride out Rathmullan – Libby 15th Aug Jumping lesson –Continue reading “Calendar in a nutshell”

Club meeting, Friday 11 July

Time to start plotting the next few months of calendar activity! There’ll be a club meeting at 8pm this Friday, 11 July, at Tir na nOg. Special topics of interest include the regional training day on 27 July. Everybody welcome.

Ride-out with Jenny, Ards Forest area, Friday 27 June

This Friday evening Jenny offers members an opportunity to discover her backyard in the area around Creeslough, Ards Forest and Muckish. Paddy, Rachel and Libby enjoyed a fabulous route through the area with her in mid-winter, some time ago. The scenery and natural environment are stunning and will be a joy at the peak ofContinue reading “Ride-out with Jenny, Ards Forest area, Friday 27 June”

Carrickfinn — it really did happen

Thanks to Anne Baum who spotted us riding at Carrickfinn and made sure her photos made their way to the club. It was a brilliant weekend and it’s great to have tangible reminders. The whale pictures will appear at some stage…

Further details on Friday evening at Marina & Enda’s

Just in case any of our non-jumping members were writing off Friday evening as a no-go area, rest assured that Marina and Enda are designing the activities to suit just about everybody. For those who do want to jump, there’ll be a go-as-you-please session to start, with jumping and open country riding through five bigContinue reading “Further details on Friday evening at Marina & Enda’s”

Photos from Derby & Dressage Show

A huge thanks to Orla for photography services on Sunday (and particular thanks from the over-burdened website editor for uploading them to the site!). You can enjoy them in the Gallery. Pictured below: Three of our winners from Sunday’s big day. Congratulations Damien, Tanya and Louise.