Nadine has completed the paperwork for Sunday’s show and we can now publish the full results. Congratulations to everybody who competed (especially those who braved the dressage arena for the first time!) and well done to the winners. Spring Show 2012 | Results
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Francis lands in the limelight at Lenamore
A day which began in brilliant sunshine before turning briefly to rain and then switching back emphatically to sunshine will be best remembered as the time when Francis and Zak finally landed in the limelight. After years of knocking on the door, the beautifully turned out partnership were massively popular winners of the Take YourContinue reading “Francis lands in the limelight at Lenamore”
It’s showtime!
The days are long and light and the hedgerows are green. The horses are beginning to look their summer best. It’s not going to be warm at our Spring Show in Lenamore but, with only a very occasional shower forecast, it looks like we’ll win the battle with the weather this time. Show jumping kicksContinue reading “It’s showtime!”
19 teams turn out for top class table quiz
Last night’s table quiz at Arena 7 drew large numbers of teams and the quizmaster, ably assisted by Cormac and Sally, challenged them in style. The quiz, with five 20-question sessions, deepened the furrows in many a brow and had participants’ memory cogs grinding loudly. The questions were fair with widely diverse subject matter andContinue reading “19 teams turn out for top class table quiz”
Relay for Life Table Quiz, Tuesday 1 May
Everybody had an opportunity to air their heads at Sunday’s fundraising ride-out — now it’s time to put the braincells to work at Tuesday evening’s fundraising Table Quiz at Arena 7. The challenge begins at 9pm. Bring yourself and as many teams and/or team mates as possible. It’s not an equestrian quiz so ordinary civiliansContinue reading “Relay for Life Table Quiz, Tuesday 1 May”
Ride-out raises over a grand
Denis would like to express his gratitude for the immense generosity of all the participants at Sunday’s ride-out and BBQ. The event raised a whopping €1,056 and £40. Not bad for an afternoon’s enjoyment!
Clubs meet at Crossroads for wonderful ride-out and BBQ
Wonderful support from Letterkenny and Donegal Gaeltacht riding clubs combined with sizeable troops from the East Donegal and North West pony clubs ensured a memorable ride-out on a brilliantly sunny day in the Finn valley. Denis and his family gave a masterful display of car park management, successfully accommodating both the insurance demands of theContinue reading “Clubs meet at Crossroads for wonderful ride-out and BBQ”
Remember the ride-out! Sunday 29 April
If anybody needs any further encouragement to support the fundraising ride-out at Crossroads, Killygordon, on Sunday, the weather forecast might be an incentive. Everything is relative — by April 2012 standards this picture looks positively carribbean: Your support would be very much appreciated, either on horseback or just with a good appetite for the afters.Continue reading “Remember the ride-out! Sunday 29 April”
Fourth and final flatwork lesson with Mary Devine set to conclude excellent series
If you can find a bookmaker to give you odds on the winners of the dressage classes at our show on 6 May, you’d be well advised to back the competitors who have benefitted from flatwork tuition with Mary Devine over the last few weeks. Hazel, Karen, Laura, Finbar, Rachael and Ruth McCrossan, Tanya, Vera, Sharon, John,Continue reading “Fourth and final flatwork lesson with Mary Devine set to conclude excellent series”
No shortage of diversity on the social front: Goof’s Gaff, Friday 4 May
Fundraising and charity events make up a large part of the social calendar these days and our club members are active in different guises in their other lives. Orla and Annette are the latest activists to declare themselves. They’re both involved in Goof’s Gaff, a Letterkenny-based initiative set up by a music student with aContinue reading “No shortage of diversity on the social front: Goof’s Gaff, Friday 4 May”
Letterkenny Riding Club 