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The North West Riding Clubs spring league reaches it’s finale on Sunday 20th, and the prizes are all up for grabs. With double points available at the final even riders who have missed a couple of legs of the league to date are still in the running to win and woe betide any competitor whoContinue reading “Down to the wire in league final”

We could not have asked for a better day for our leg of the NWRC spring show-jumping league. After a cold, bright and frosty start to the day the sun shone without break and the atmosphere at the show was as bright and cheery as the weather. The league was very well supported by allContinue reading “Our league leg dun and dusted”

As anyone associated with riding club in Donegal over the past few years knows, the annual AIRC hunter trial championship is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the calender. Frequently held at Flowerhill Equestrian Centre, near Killimor in Co. Galway, it has also been run at both Gurteen Agricultural College in Tipperary andContinue reading “Eagerly awaited announcement made”

With no NWRC league to attend this weekend our members chose different paths to entertain themselves. Francis and Rachel met up with local guide Raymond Orr to explore the backwoods behind Glenalla estate. Kerrie’s mare had pulled a shoe overnight, unfortunately leaving her without a mount for the trip. A dry but blustery Saturday hadContinue reading “Club members out and about”

It was a tonic to get out to the first leg of the NWRC spring league at the welcoming Deane’s Equestrian, near Bruckless. A lot of competitors had a relatively long drive in some truly horrendous weather conditions. Taking a semi-high roof, long wheel base transit with a 510 trailer attached through Barnes Mor gapContinue reading “Out of the traps and running”

We are excited to announce the dates and venues for the North West Riding Clubs spring league. With training classes open to everyone, and the newly implemented rules allowing riders to compete at a higher class than they are graded at, this should be an excellent league for all AIRC members who wish to attend.Continue reading “Dates for your diaries”

With the first North West Riding Clubs meeting done and dusted we can look forward to the start of our spring league. The dates have been set and the different clubs will now book venues, course builders and judges before publishing the full details. This league is the first chance we have to get ourContinue reading “Springing into our first league”

Every now and then as we flitter away hours of our lives surfing the net and getting lured down endless rabbit warrens of links and clicks, we come across a site that was actually worth finding. The one below falls into that category. It explains dressage and flatwork movements in simple, lay-mans language, includes bothContinue reading “Knowledge banking”

As 2021 draws to a close we felt that it was time to remember the people who joined in the fun and camaraderie that is our club. Good times had with good people. Obviously not all the photos were taken this year…Enda and Cormac haven’t been quite so up close and personal during covid times,Continue reading “The 2021 crew aboard the good ship LRC”

In general the two months from mid-November to mid-January are pretty much a write-off. Short days, foul weather and an ever increasing quantity of muck and gutter combine to make most of us wonder if knitting, or perhaps stamp collecting, might not have been a wiser choice of hobby. Horses are furry, ticking time-bombs thatContinue reading “Feeding the soul”