Good weather is half the battle. Good company and good fun are the other ingredients vital to a day’s pleasure. All three were present as the North West League got its fourth season off to a bang-up start at Templemore on Sunday. What a pleasure it was to set up practice jumps with dry sand underfootContinue reading “Cuffes score a famous double as North West League 2012 gets off to a great start”
Author Archives: 2011
Dust covers put back on armchairs for another short while
Circumstances have contrived to prevent a good number of members attending tonight’s talk on farriery and horse health so Damien has made an executive decision to postpone the event. The rescheduled date will be organised shortly and we hope to open the evening to pony club members, Glenleary students, and other interested parties. Full detailsContinue reading “Dust covers put back on armchairs for another short while”
Busy spell gets underway with first armchair evening, Friday 10 February
From now until late March the eyes of the club will be focussed predominantly on the North West League with our series of armchair evenings balancing out our busy schedule. This Friday we’re being treated to a special double act with Damien and Rhona revealing the key to keeping your horse healthy in wind andContinue reading “Busy spell gets underway with first armchair evening, Friday 10 February”
More ribbons from the region
Who would be a points officer? Even with the best of efforts it’s inevitable that a few mistakes creep into a league table that extends over a long period of time and a succession of shows run by different clubs. Jane Conway, regional points officer, has done a great job in keeping things in handContinue reading “More ribbons from the region”
Good showing from Letterkenny members in Western Region’s 2011 leagues
The results of the 2011 regional dressage, show jumping and cross country leagues were announced at Saturday night’s Western Region dinner dance in Ballinasloe. In a year when Benbulben claimed both Club of the Year and Member of the Year spots, the three Donegal clubs had plenty of names on the winners’ roster. It’s aContinue reading “Good showing from Letterkenny members in Western Region’s 2011 leagues”
Club enters team in Relay for Life
Relay for Life is an Irish Cancer Society fundraising event being run at venues throughout the country on 26/27 May 2012. The Donegal relay, which runs for 24 hours, takes place at An Dánlann, at LYIT in Letterkenny. All of us have been touched by cancer in one way or another and it seems like aContinue reading “Club enters team in Relay for Life”
S.O.S. Save Our Signs
Has ANYBODY seen the warm-up arena safety signs that Damien had made for the club last year. (And if you pretend you’ve never seen them, you’ll be made write out hundreds of lines some Friday evening until you’ve learned the rules by heart!) The signs have been missing since the summer and are probably languishingContinue reading “S.O.S. Save Our Signs”
Looking forward to our armchair evenings
None of us want to haul horses around twice a week so, on the Fridays of our North West league show weekends, we’ll stick to sociable unmounted activities. There’s a big difference between a farrier and a blacksmith and there’s a lot more to your horse’s hooves than a set of shoes. No hoof, noContinue reading “Looking forward to our armchair evenings”
North West League plans in place
Monday evening’s meeting of the North West League coordinators finalised the details of the upcoming shows and everything is set for a great series of competitions. For anybody who hasn’t yet arranged their entire lives around the league, the dates are Sundays 12 and 19 February and 4, 11 and 25 March. The format will be exactly the same in 2012 asContinue reading “North West League plans in place”
Dressage Ireland at Necarne, Sunday 26 February
Any of you who are in dressage mode, or are looking for that all-important incentive to keep up the flatwork schooling, might be interested in attending the Dressage Ireland affiliated show in Necarne on Sunday 26 February. You do not need to be a member of Dressage Ireland to compete but do make sure toContinue reading “Dressage Ireland at Necarne, Sunday 26 February”
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