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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”

It’s hard to know whether the change of day, time and venue had any effect on attendance at our club AGM but its safe to say the attendees had a most enjoyable afternoon in the picturesque surroundings of Quigley’s Point, courtesy of Erica. The tea and coffee flowed and a constant stream of cheesecake, brownies,Continue reading “Annual social gathering”

Whilst Necarne Castle in Irvinestown is a fair old drive for most members of the North West Riding Clubs, I don’t think anyone who attended the final of the autumn league felt hard done by in having burned the diesel to get there. The setting was as stunning as ever and made for a veryContinue reading “Wrapping up the year”

The final of the NWRC autumn showjumping league is taking place this coming Sunday in the stunning surrounds of Necarne castle. In addition to league final classes there is also a selection of stand-alone dressage classes, including a young horse/green horse intro class, as well as the presentation of club of the year, show jumpingContinue reading “League final and annual awards to finish out the year”

A number of new proposals are under consideration following a comprehensive grading review process which began a number of years ago. Whilst the current grading system ensures that members are not asked, in competition, to do anything which is above or below their level of expertise, it can be a bit restrictive. The new gradingContinue reading “Big changes proposed”

The recent re-opening (at full capacity) of the nightclubs in the country will surely not have toooo much of an impact on attendance at our own club events. Lets face it, most of us have left our night-clubbing days behind us and traded glad-rags for gum-boots quite a while ago. Our younger members no doubtContinue reading “Autumn Clubbing”

The first leg of the North West Riding Clubs autumn show jumping league took place at Lenamore Stables last Sunday, the 10th October. The weather gods were good to everyone, providing a fine dry day for spectators to enjoy as they watched the spectacle provided by the ever-enthusiastic riders. With a dearth of Donegal GaeltachtContinue reading “Points spread county-wide”