Friday evening’s clear round jumping evening at Glenleary was notable for the quality of the simple but challenging course as well as for the helpful and instructive advice provided by Mary Finneran. But it will be remembered best as the evening when Mick was reunited with Angel. The pair flew around the course with energyContinue reading “Knock-out reappearance from Mick and Angel”
Author Archives: 2011
Hallowe’en fun day with the Donegal Gaeltachts
Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club are holding a Halloween Fun Day on Saturday 29 October at Killult Stables in Falcarragh. All our members are invited. There’ll be show jumping for all grades and novelty competitions with a single entry fee for the day. Along with prizes and rosettes, some BBQ/home baking will be provided. Make theContinue reading “Hallowe’en fun day with the Donegal Gaeltachts”
News of another type of club
Riding clubs, pony clubs, … In today’s Irish Times there’s an interesting report about a new Horse Owners Club in Dunsink, County Dublin. The club formed as a result of Fingal County Council’s horse welfare intervention, helped by skilled input from the Irish Horse Welfare Trust. It sounds like a success. Read “Horses outside: FixingContinue reading “News of another type of club”
Schedule for our Autumn League Show and Northwest Team Challenge
To remind everybody what all this show jumping training is tuning us up for, here’s the schedule for our Autumn Show at Eglinton on Saturday 22 October. LRC 2011 Autumn League+Team Challenge Rachel and Martina are the event coordinators and have everything in place for a great day’s competition. Francis will be the chief teamContinue reading “Schedule for our Autumn League Show and Northwest Team Challenge”
Cross country trials at Cloncaw, Sunday 9 October
Cloncaw Cross Country Trials take place this Sunday 9 October featuring classes for Open Individual & Pairs and Novice Individual & Pairs. It’s a great cross country course and an excellent opportunity to get some experience under your horse’s girth at (relatively) close range.
Clear round jumping at Glenleary
This Friday’s clear round jumping takes place at Glenleary. The evening will be divided into three sessions, each with a course walk, warm-up and jumping phase. Please book today with Orla on 087 643 2458 so that she can organise the groups. If you want to ride a Glenleary horse, make arrangements with Mary FinneranContinue reading “Clear round jumping at Glenleary”
***A note from Glenswilly
Dear Libby & Rachel, Please pass our message of thanks via the club web site and hopefully when life returns to normal we will be back with you all soon. On returning home from Dublin on Friday, it was a delight to view the make over the place got. Operation Glenswilly was indeed a wonderful gift. ToContinue reading “***A note from Glenswilly”
Friday evening lessons at Glenleary reach a successful conclusion
Friday evening’s third and final set of lessons at Glenleary with Mary Finneran were a great success. Beginning again with a flatwork class, the second and third groups devoted their time to jumping exercises. This time Mary focussed on riding corners and successful jump-off rounds. The 9pm lesson ended with a jump off between theContinue reading “Friday evening lessons at Glenleary reach a successful conclusion”
Meet Britney
It’s a while since we’ve featured one of our equine members in our Meet the Horses series. It must be a sign of shortening days and the change of seasons that we can now enjoy the story of Britney. If you have some time on your hands this autumn and winter, put together the story ofContinue reading “Meet Britney”
Unmissable: Inside Nature’s Giants
Many of you have already watched Channel 4’s programme on the anatomy and bio-mechanics of the racehorse. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can still catch it on the Channel 4 iPlayer. It’s part of the “Inside Nature’s Giants” series.
Letterkenny Riding Club 