Jonathan Dinsmore’s photographs from Sunday are now filtering through and he has posted one shot of everybody on his appropriately-named website, North West Photography. Anybody who was lucky enough to be riding in the second half of the day will probably find some good photos in Sally’s excellent collection. You can see her still shotsContinue reading “Videos and more photos from North West League final”
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Time to look ahead to the Riding Clubs Festival
Although everybody is still recovering from the North West League and the focus is now turned to hunter trialling at Flowerhill, anybody who’s considering travelling to Stradbally for the Riding Clubs Festival needs to keep their eye on that particular ball as well. The vast size of this annual event means that entries close veryContinue reading “Time to look ahead to the Riding Clubs Festival”
Big appetite for flatwork lessons with Mary Devine
There must be plenty of members with guilty consciences who feel they’ve neglected their flatwork over the winter and turned a blind eye to it during the North West League. Vera has only a couple of places left on this Friday evening’s lessons with Mary Devine at Harleys. If you want one of them, contactContinue reading “Big appetite for flatwork lessons with Mary Devine”
Masterclass with Keary Smith
It’s amazing what happens in the civilian lives of our club members. Keary could definitely find work on his dancing feet should things ever go pear shaped at the HSE! Enjoy his performance at the Jigs n Reels at Villa Rose last Friday evening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQN2M5fRyI8
Benbulben Spring Show, Sunday 22 April
Once the North West League finishes, the rest of the shows start coming thick and fast. The first one that’s within reach on the Western Region calendar is the Benbulben Spring Show on Sunday 22 April. The show, which features show jumping and dressage and always attracts huge entries, has taken place at Tubbercurry forContinue reading “Benbulben Spring Show, Sunday 22 April”
Should inspiration for Flowerhill be needed…
Check out this cross country video link on that Rachel has posted on the East Donegal Pony Club website (and maybe show it to your gallant steed as well): http://eastdonegalponyclub.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/sheer-stickability/
Full results and final points table from North West League 2012
It’s all done and dusted for another year. Many congratulations to all competitors, particularly the winners. Here’s to 2013! NWL 2012 · Results Show 5 NWL 2012 · Points Table Show 05 / Final
Liz and Damien the club’s heroes as North West League reaches its zenith
It will be a couple of days before the full results and final points table are published but everybody who was there on the warm and sunny day knows who took the ribbons at the North West League final. On a day when everybody was a winnner, Liz’s victory over clubmate Christopher in the PrimaryContinue reading “Liz and Damien the club’s heroes as North West League reaches its zenith”
Temperatures rise for North West League Final
It looks like the weather is taking its cue from the anticipated atmosphere of the North West League. Sunday should see a near-record temperature for late March and our league final seems set to get the sunshine such an occasion deserves. The improvement in the weather will be matched if not excelled by the improvementContinue reading “Temperatures rise for North West League Final”
Plans take shape at lively club meeting
Tuesday evening’s club meeting at Tir na nOg brought plenty of enthusiastic club members together to map out the next few months’ activity. Amongst the familiar faces was one new one, our recent recruit Norah O’Reilly. The next quarter sees quite a lot of charity activity as the club makes an effort to drum upContinue reading “Plans take shape at lively club meeting”
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