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Horses or ponies must be registered with the Association in advance of entering any national championship or qualifier for a national championship. Members should note that a charge of €25 will be applicable for any Horse Registration application received from the 1st April until the Monday after the Riding Clubs Festival each year. The serviceContinue reading “Registering a horse with AIRC”

With the changing of the guard, so to speak, with regard to our club officers, we will have to exercise a little patience as the new recruits find their feet (or should it be hooves??) and the club administration starts to flow smoothly again. Erica is in the process of setting up a club ‘Itsplainsailing’Continue reading “Planning the year ahead”

The annual grand finale of the region’s riding club calender is the dinner dance and this years offering did not disappoint. Organised by Hazel, Louise and Mona, and held in the central location of the Villa Rose in Ballybofey, the meal was good, the awards ceremony ran like a well schooled horse and the musicContinue reading “It’s a wrap”

The autumn league drew to an exciting finale at Templemore Equestrian Centre where, as you can see from the results below, the Inishowen and Tirconail clubs shared the red ribbons between them. A smaller than usual band of riders and supporters were treated to some superb jump-off rounds and a highly entertaining couple of noveltyContinue reading “League honors go further afield”

With the final of the north west riding clubs autumn league taking place in Templemore tomorrow, and a good weather forecast to boot, we should see some great jumping and no doubt plenty of friendly rivalry. Best of luck to any of our members taking part. Monday evening brings the North West Riding Club agm,Continue reading “Jump and boogey”

You can now check  on the AIRC website to see if you will have to provide a new passport image for your membership renewal in 2020. Members images that are over 5 years old are no longer retained on file due to the Associations data retention policy under the General Data Protection Regulations. Please noteContinue reading “Time to look to next year”

The Stracomer  riding club must be well-in with the man above to have been granted such a beautiful day for their leg of the autumn showjumping league. Greenacres equestrian centre provided the excellent setting and those that turned out had a most enjoyable day. With just four members taking part in the third leg weContinue reading “Autumn league continues apace”

If you’ve never been to a Murdock Saddlery auction then you don’t know what you’re missing. You really can pick up some fantastic bargains, though if you’re anything like me you’ll tend to come out with numerous items which you hadn’t even realised you needed till you saw it!

Winter doesn’t have to be–and shouldn’t be–a time of hibernation for your horse. Celebrate the colder temperatures: no biting flies, no debilitating heat, no scorching sun. Pull on your wool socks, don a pair of warm gloves, then go ride for pleasure, for conditioning, or for training. The important thing is to warm-up and cool-downContinue reading “Embrace the cold”

Our club AGM, held in it’s regular haunt of Tir Na nOg, was very well attended by club members old and new. Outgoing chairperson Marina gave an excellent round-up of the activities which our club members both organised and attended over the past year. Considering the slow start our club had, with some of theContinue reading “Strong turnout bodes well for coming year”