Less than three weeks to go until our Spring Show on Sunday 6 May! We’re using the Festival dressage tests so anybody planning to compete at Stradbally can get valuable feedback on their homework from dressage judge, Jackie MacPherson. Letterkenny Spring Show 2012 · Schedule
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Reminder: Closing date for festival entries is fast approaching
A quick reminder that anybody who’s planning on competing at the Riding Clubs Festival at Stradbally on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 June needs to have their entries in by Thursday 19 April (postal) or 3pm on Tuesday 1 May (online). Riding Clubs Festival · Schedule 2012
Photos and videos of Flowerhill
All the photos and videos that have surfaced are now uploaded and there’s plenty to enjoy. Check everything out in the Gallery and Media pages. The official photographers at the event were EPS and their photographs are now up on the EPS website. Thanks to everybody who sent material in for the website. If there’sContinue reading “Photos and videos of Flowerhill”
Fairytale Flowerhill
With great anticipation can come great disappointment. By now everybody who heads down to compete at the National Hunter Trial Championships at Flowerhill knows that they’re doing it for the thrill and the experience, not for the winning. That makes things all the sweeter when things do end in victory. On Saturday morning four lorriesContinue reading “Fairytale Flowerhill”
Finally, Flowerhill
Over the years a club develops a soft spot for particular events. They become embedded in the general consciousness of the members, like birthdays and Christmas and First Communions. We arrange our calendars around them; they become focal points for the year. Letterkenny Riding Club was formed in 2006 and we first had competitors atContinue reading “Finally, Flowerhill”
Plans for our Spring Show falling into place
Our Spring Show on Sunday 6 May is creeping up fast and the basic plans are now in place. The event will take place at Lenamore and will feature show jumping and dressage. Patricia Warren will judge in the jumping arena while Jackie MacPherson will adjudicate on our dressage achievements. Although Damien and Nadine areContinue reading “Plans for our Spring Show falling into place”
Time to look ahead to the Riding Clubs Festival
Although everybody is still recovering from the North West League and the focus is now turned to hunter trialling at Flowerhill, anybody who’s considering travelling to Stradbally for the Riding Clubs Festival needs to keep their eye on that particular ball as well. The vast size of this annual event means that entries close veryContinue reading “Time to look ahead to the Riding Clubs Festival”
Benbulben Spring Show, Sunday 22 April
Once the North West League finishes, the rest of the shows start coming thick and fast. The first one that’s within reach on the Western Region calendar is the Benbulben Spring Show on Sunday 22 April. The show, which features show jumping and dressage and always attracts huge entries, has taken place at Tubbercurry forContinue reading “Benbulben Spring Show, Sunday 22 April”
Full results and final points table from North West League 2012
It’s all done and dusted for another year. Many congratulations to all competitors, particularly the winners. Here’s to 2013! NWL 2012 · Results Show 5 NWL 2012 · Points Table Show 05 / Final
Liz and Damien the club’s heroes as North West League reaches its zenith
It will be a couple of days before the full results and final points table are published but everybody who was there on the warm and sunny day knows who took the ribbons at the North West League final. On a day when everybody was a winnner, Liz’s victory over clubmate Christopher in the PrimaryContinue reading “Liz and Damien the club’s heroes as North West League reaches its zenith”
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