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A canny cameraman (or possibly woman) managed to capture this superb shot of the elusive Lesser Spotted Jenny. This clever creature regularly poses as a non-riding member, a strategy that allows her to go about her day to day training in the shadow of Muckish away from the glare of the fiercely carnivorous Greater SpottedContinue reading “Secret weapon outed”

It has been so long since the North West Riding Clubs has been able to run a league that it would probably be no harm to remind you all of just what good value this league is. For just E15.00 you can enjoy multiple training rounds at your chosen heights as well as entering yourContinue reading “Autumn league ready to roll”

Audrey would have enjoyed Sunday. As a matter of fact we can be pretty confident that she was sitting up above watching the day’s antics, laughing and cheering with the rest of us and thanking the oul’ fella on her left for keeping the wind under wraps for the day. Rain we can deal with,Continue reading “Audrey’s day done for another year.”

Huge congratulations to all the North West Riding Clubs members who made the journey to Flowerhill Equestrian Centre to take part in the Association of Irish Riding Clubs hunter trial championship. Oliver Walsh had built great courses that required genuine riding ability rather than just basic stickability, though the latter never goes amiss across country!Continue reading “Flowerhill feathers in many Donegal caps”

Suzanne and Rachel (and their trusty grooms/mechanics/co-drivers/catering chiefs/critics/engineering experts and general super-men) enjoyed a pleasant trip to the AIRC national eventing championships at Annaharvey Equestrian Centre. The road to Geashill is top class the whole way, making for a lovely smooth run, and the welcome at Ballycrystal Stud where the Lacy family offer stabling forContinue reading “Eventing chicks happy with their championship outing”

Inishowen’s show at Lenamore on the 25th of July was one of the best supported events in the region for a long time, with dressage running from 10 in the morning till well after 6pm. As the dressage was a qualifier for the national championships the results were very eagerly awaited and the hosts hadContinue reading “All roads lead to Mullingar for Amelia”

Somewhat belatedly we can report that the club training day in Dirraw was a great success. The heat made things challenging but everyone took things at a sensible pace and allowed plenty of cool down breaks in the shade. Many thanks for the photographic evidence provided, and especially to Erica for organising everything. Our nextContinue reading “Delectable Dirraw delivers”

As Suzanne commented when she shared this lovely photo “a lovely way to end the week”. With a couple of riders having to pull out at the last minute the group was a little smaller than originally expected but those that were able to make it had a truly balmy evening for their sociable schoolingContinue reading “Week’s end perfected”

Following on from the intensive training sessions and high-pressure competitive events of the recent weeks (slightly stretching the boundaries of honest journalism with that description I know, but work with me) club members had a chance to relax and let their hair down on Sunday. Leo hosted an idyllic summer rideout, with the group takingContinue reading “Thank goodness for summer”

At long, long last we succeeded in running our Orla O’Reilly show. After two attempts being ‘covided’ last year we jumped at the first opportunity for a date this year, and our cards came up trumps on Sunday. The weather forecast was blessedly wrong, with the predicted ‘absolute pish of a day’ giving way toContinue reading “It’s a wrap”