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Life truly is ramping up a gear or three, with competitive opportunities appearing daily as venues scramble to get all their covid-related ducks in a row whilst organising events of all types for us lucky riders. First and foremost we have our own Orla O’Reilly memorial show coming up next weekend. The prizes on offerContinue reading “It’s all kicking off now”

Our first jumping lessons of the season took place on a balmy Friday evening at Greenacres. Sonya McAleer took us through our paces, with some gentle pole-work to warm us up and a gradual progression to the more challenging and imposing castle. The horses were in flying form, especially Paddy’s Lizzie and Cliff’s Shyla whoContinue reading “Fun in the sun”

Friday saw another enjoyable evening of tutelage at Greenacres under the watchful eye of Mary Devine. The weather was really perfect and all the riders greatly enjoyed the lesson. Rachel had brought samples of sportswear with a view to placing a club order for xc shirts, and Jenny had a box of older club gearContinue reading “Up, up and away”

Well actually its our horses hearts that we’ll look at in this post…if your own is racing you’ll probably be well aware already. With the return of training and competitive events, the prospect of group gallops across local beaches and the increased contact with various other horses, our own mounts may find life has suddenlyContinue reading “Is your heart racing yet?”

It would be difficult to put into words just how wonderful it was yesterday to meet up with real people (as opposed to family or work colleagues) and share some chit-chat while astride our four-legged companions. The atmosphere at our first club outing since June 2020 was up-beat to say the least and the horsesContinue reading “Up and running at last”

At a well attended Zoom meeting our club members were obviously champing at the bit to get out and about again. Lorna has arranged a set of three flatwork and polework lessons, under the able tutelage of Mary Devine, at Greenacres Equestrian Centre. These lessons will run on the next three Friday evenings, the 14th,Continue reading “Positive moves. Calendar dates at last.”

At long last club activities are set to resume as the AIRC announced today that adults in pods of up to 15 people can train together from the 10th of May. With inter-county travel also on the horizon, and the likelihood of amateur competitions being permitted by June 7th at the latest, life is lookingContinue reading “Big bright light at the end of the tunnel.”

The past number of months have been incredibly frustrating for us all as we have not been allowed to continue with our equestrian pursuits due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. We must remember that the virus was rampant in our communities last December when these current restrictions were introduced but thankfully the numbers affected haveContinue reading “2022 riding club festival to blow the socks off all previous outings”

Book your holidays…the Association of Irish Riding Clubs National Hunter Trials Championships will now take place on Sunday 12th September 2021. The championships which were due to take place on Sunday (11th April) were postponed last month for the second year in a row due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Details for this year’s championshipsContinue reading “Annual goal moved to September”

The Association of Irish Riding Clubs National Hunter Trials Championships has been postponed for the second year in a row due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Championships, which were due to take place on 11th April at Flowerhill, will now be rescheduled to a new date, most likely in September. Members are asked not toContinue reading “No surprise as Covid causes postponement”