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With both the dressage and the show jumping championships behind us we can look forward to some fun and excitement over the coming weeks and months. As I type this a sizeable portion of the club membership are enjoying the annual trip to Carrickfinn, where sun, sea and campfire dispel all the stresses of theContinue reading “So what’s next?”

With Shauna (we’ll dig out a photo soon to prove she does actually exist) Boyle running into mechanical problems on Sunday morning our club team for the RDS qualifiers was reduced to three game riders Colooney. Cliff had jumped on the Chinese sat-nav band wagon and headed for Galway before realising Tubberbride Equestrian Centre wasContinue reading “Terrible trio postpone triumph till next year”

Congratulations to all our club members who accepted the challenges set by the Inishowen Riding Club’s summer show. Our members did extremely well, with one dressage team qualifying for the dressage championships in August, along with a number of individual riders qualifying. In the jumping we had a subdued presence but everyone enjoyed the challengingContinue reading “Dressage Championships in our sights”

Times are out for the Inishowen Show at Eglinton Equestrian Centre tomorrow. The weather forecast is mush better than it has been for the past week so shine up the buckles, polish the leather, plait the steed and ride into battle with us at the first of our National Championship qualifiers. Remember to bring yourContinue reading “Let battle commence”

This weekend sees many of us head to Eglinton Equestrian Centre to face the challenges of the Inishowen Riding Club summer show, which incorporates the regional dressage qualifier. We have a great entry from the club, with two dressage teams and a number of individual dressage entries. In addition to the dressage there are theContinue reading “Busy weekend ahead”

First and foremost I must apologise to everyone who arrived at Eglinton today and discovered that stables were not actually available. It was a genuine mistake on our part and we didn’t know that almost all the stables at Eglinton are now locked up and unavailable. That aside I think we can agree that theContinue reading “A great AJTC over for another year”

We’ve reached the time of year when events seem to be galloping hot on the heels of each other. The annual extravaganza that is the AIRC Riding Clubs Festival is taking place on June 8th and 9th in Mullingar Equestrian Centre. Whilst the 8th and 9th of June are still a strong month away youContinue reading “Riding Club Festival around the corner”

Our annual outing to Eglinton, our show-with-a-lid, our celebration of a wonderful past member, is almost upon us. Hazel has been doing trojan work getting things organised and all that really remains is to man the various posts on the day. OK, so there’s the small matter of building the course and laying out theContinue reading “Audrey Jacob Team Challenge Time”

We have the best forecast possible for the Easter weekend and I hope you all find time to get out and enjoy it with your equine partners. Tonight, Thursday, sees us at Greenacres Equestrian in Convoy to enjoy the last of our session of gridwork lessons under the tutelage of Alison Higgins. These lessons haveContinue reading “Easter eggs bound to hatch as sun is forecast for weekend”