Our secret photographer, Sally, has delivered a great collection of photographs of the Intermediate and above jumping at our Derby on Sunday. There are so many that we’ve uploaded them in a different format to usual and you can view them on a sub-page of the general Derby gallery: Derby Extra. Pictured below: Nadine and MollyContinue reading “More Derby photographs”
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Horze Ireland Western Region Spring Show Jumping League points table
Jane Conway, the Regional Points Officer, has published the current points table for the Western Region’s Spring Show Jumping League. With the exception of the points for the Beach Show (where every score sheet and document was so completely saturated that nobody could be surprised if they simply disintegrated), the table is complete and fromContinue reading “Horze Ireland Western Region Spring Show Jumping League points table”
Martina off to Mullingar
This year our club has a rare entry at the AIRC National Show Jumping Championships in Mullingar this Sunday, 17 July. Martina and Smuggler will fly the Letterkenny flag in the Primary events as the duo clock up another colossal number of diesel miles in their 2011 season. Full information about the event is onContinue reading “Martina off to Mullingar”
Dalysgrove visitors survive to tell the tale
John Miland, Chairman of Dalysgrove Riding Club, has posted a lovely report on the club’s visit to Ramelton for our Derby & Dressage weekend. A very big thanks to all of them for making the mammoth effort of coming from East Galway to Donegal. Hopefully they’ll all be back in 12 months’ time. The DalysgroveContinue reading “Dalysgrove visitors survive to tell the tale”
Doing things in style: Charlie Vial
There were plenty of cameras at the derby show so there’ll be no shortage of photographs in due course. Libby and Rachel’s father, Garrett, was perfectly positioned for Charlie’s spectacular demolition of fence No.7, a very imposing triple bar. We’re happy to report that horse and rider are none the worse for the wear. TheContinue reading “Doing things in style: Charlie Vial”
Wonderful day at Hillsborough Farm
There’s neither time nor energy for writing reports or uploading galleries of photos for a few days yet so a few pictures will have to do the talking for the time being. Despite the uncooperative weather, it was a brilliant day and a great club experience. A huge thanks to everybody who attended (in particularContinue reading “Wonderful day at Hillsborough Farm”
Directions to our Derby & Dressage show
The show field is appoximately two miles east of Ramelton and fairly straightforward to find: Directions from Letterkenny Directions from Milford
All hands to the pump
The big weekend has arrived. The boundaries of the show field are carefully sheltering clusters of jumps and fillers delivered from a variety of sources, and the bull and his harem in the adjoining field are looking on with increasing interest as activity heightens. Now is the time to remind yourself of the meaning ofContinue reading “All hands to the pump”
Western Region Spring League Final, Sunday 24 July, Sligo
All of the shows that our club is running this year are legs in various Western Region leagues. Our derby show this weekend and our hunter trials in September are legs of the annual Cross Country & Derby League. Our Spring Show was part of the Spring Show Jumping League and the annual Dressage League.Continue reading “Western Region Spring League Final, Sunday 24 July, Sligo”
Weather gods set to play ball for Sunday’s Derby & Dressage
These days none of us take fair weather for granted so the current forecast of comparatively benign weather will be viewed with a certain level of skepticism. The past three or four days of dry weather will have dried out the freshly cut show field at a rapid pace. Last night’s rain was the perfectContinue reading “Weather gods set to play ball for Sunday’s Derby & Dressage”
Letterkenny Riding Club 