Despite a cracking effort from Leo, Anne, Cormac and Damien, a few rolled poles and unlucky time faults kept us out of the running at today’s team qualifier at Tubberbride. Fielding their usual horde of teams, Benbulben were the only club with a team to finish on a zero score. Tynagh took the wildcard spot andContinue reading “No joy at qualifier as Benbulben head for RDS”
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Running order for Team Show Jumping Qualifier, Sunday 25 May
The big day is approaching fast and the running order for teams at the RDS qualifier has now been published — and Letterkenny is first into the lions’ den! No better man for that job than Leo on the aptly named Cool! Best of luck everybody. TSJC Regional Qualifier Programme | 2014 Pictured below: LeoContinue reading “Running order for Team Show Jumping Qualifier, Sunday 25 May”
Flatwork lessons with Mary Finneran, Fridays 23+30 May and 6 June
Hazel is kindly organising a series of flatwork lessons with Mary Finneran at Glenleary, kicking off this Friday evening and continuing for three weeks. It’s a great opportunity to tweak riding techniques and sharpen up for the coming series of dressage competitions. Contact Hazel on 087 746 6431 if you’d like to participate. Pictured below: DenisContinue reading “Flatwork lessons with Mary Finneran, Fridays 23+30 May and 6 June”
Regional dressage qualifier confirmed for Beach Show
Great news on the dressage front: Donegal will host one of two dressage qualifiers in the western region this year. Our qualifier will take place at the beach Show on Sunday 1 June. Our Donegal Gaeltacht hosts will operate a pre-entry system for ‘Teams’ with allocated times in the dressage. Entries close on Wednesday 28 May and theContinue reading “Regional dressage qualifier confirmed for Beach Show”
Beach Show emerges on the horizon, Sunday 1 June
Time is ticking inexorably towards high summer and there’s no surer sign of it than the sight of the Beach Show on the calendar, less than two weeks away. The schedule is a familiar one (again without showing this year) and if God plays along on the weather front, it’s a guaranteed great day out.Continue reading “Beach Show emerges on the horizon, Sunday 1 June”
Date for your Diary : Regional Training Day, Sunday 27 July
This year’s regional training day has been organised with accustomed proficiency by the McCrossan sisters and takes place at Dirraw Farm near Ballymoney on Sunday 27 July. It offers an unbeatable line-up of instructors with Charles Maudlin, Gary Marshall and Mandy King booked for the day. Participants may take two lessons in total in one orContinue reading “Date for your Diary : Regional Training Day, Sunday 27 July”
Photos from Inishowen RC show, Sunday 16 May
A big thank you to Vera and Finbar for documenting the activity at last weekend’s Inishowen show at Lenamore. See their collection in the Gallery. Pictured below: The second-most important scene at any show — happy spectators and supporters.
Ace team announced for RDS qualifier
Leo on Cool and Ann on Armstrong will be joined by Cormac on Sante Fe and Damien on Millie as the club tries once again to qualify for that elusive place at the RDS in August. The qualifier takes place on Sunday 25 May at Kerins’s in Collooney. It’s a really great day’s sport for spectatorsContinue reading “Ace team announced for RDS qualifier”
Donegal Club’s meeting, Tuesday 13 May
The next meeting of the Donegal clubs takes place on Tuesday this week at Tir na nOg. Topics to cover include the regional dressage qualifier, training day and other summer events. Everybody is welcome to attend. If you can’t attend but would like an issue addressed, contact Cormac or Libby in advance of the meeting.
Highly enjoyable day at Inishowen’s show
With weather a great deal better than forecast the odds were already good that Inishowen Riding Club’s show at Lenamore would prove successful. The event was well supported by Letterkenny members and they departed with their fair share of ribbons. Particularly in dressage, our riders did us proud. Vera took AP honours and Nadine andContinue reading “Highly enjoyable day at Inishowen’s show”
Letterkenny Riding Club 