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I apologise in advance for giving you these updates second-hand rather than having actually attended the inter club meeting and being able to report directly. I was obeying HSE directives on treatment of influenza…sleep, and then sleep some more. Fortunately Hazel and Louise kept us in the loop, so I can relay their report. WeContinue reading “Inter club updates”

As we all know riding club is primarily a mounted social club. OK, so it gets competitive on occassion and there can be an educational aspect to the whole thibg, but lets call a spade a spade (or a grape a grape)….it’s the social aspect which keeps us turning out. So I’m delighted to tellContinue reading “Being sociable”

Wishing all our members, both two legged and four legged, human, equine and canine, a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a happy and successful 2018.

As anyone involved in a riding club committee can tell you, the planning for the summer calendar starts the previous autumn and winter, so it is great to be able to firmly write in the annual Riding Clubs Festival at this early stage of the 2018 season. The Association of Irish Riding Clubs has announcedContinue reading “Summer is coming”

Only got 4 poles/jumps? No worries, try these exercises out at home. You don’t need to always jump big to train for the questions that course designers ask at shows. Distances: Pinwheel of Death aka Circle of Death – terrible nickname for a great exercise!!! The poles can be placed on a 20m diameter circleContinue reading “Winter motivation for you all”

We all know the importance of getting the correct canter established for our jumping, but sometimes it’s easier to understand why if you can see the whole process broken down into bite size chunks. Watch this clever video to get an idea of the effect of the canter stride on the approaching jump.

With the autumn league behind us we can all look forward to having a good fling at the north west riding clubs dinner dance tomorrow night. Unfortunately we don’t have any footage of the first dance we enjoyed at the Silver Tassie, but I think you’ll enjoy this snippet from a couple of years agoContinue reading “Lose your boots and kick up your heels”

Sunday 26th saw the Donegal Gaelteacht club hosting the final of the autumn league at Templemore. The day saw it’s share of thrills and inevitable spills as riders fought it out for final placings. Results of the final leg  are as follows Letterkenny’s strength at the higher grades is tempered by a shortage of ourContinue reading “The finale was grand”

Today’s third leg of the league was run by ourselves. Many thanks to everyone who helped out with the many duties which go into running a successful day. As the format of the league allows riders to miss one leg of the league, or drop their lowest score if they attended all legs, we sawContinue reading “One week to go”