The AIRC National Horse Trials Championships take place at Annaharvey Farm, Tullamore, on Sunday 12 September. Last year three of our members competed in the event. Nadine had qualified for the championship class while Libby and Sharon O’Donnell rode in the national classes. This year none of our members have qualified for the championship classesContinue reading “Entries open for National Horse Trials (ODE) Championships”
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The RDS — first hand experience of the Team Show Jumping Championships
Well, Phoenix Riding Club won the competition on the day. Audrey and Tanya enjoyed the whole event while thinking about what could have been in a small corner of their minds: Congratulations to Benbulben RC who gave a great performance, on a scorcher of an afternoon, out in Simonscourt. They secured a very credible 3rdContinue reading “The RDS — first hand experience of the Team Show Jumping Championships”
The Aga Khan Trophy of the riding club world
As the equestrian-minded nation focusses this afternoon on the Aga Khan Trophy, finalists for the riding club equivalent on Sunday will be nervously biting their nails. The competition may not take place in the main arena at the RDS but the atmosphere will be almost as tense as nine teams battle it out for theContinue reading “The Aga Khan Trophy of the riding club world”
Masters Series – Something for everyone at the final, 4 & 5 September
AIRC HQ have reminded us that there will be classes for all levels of riders at next month’s Connolly’s Red Mills Masters Series at Mullingar Equestrian Centre, Co. Westmeath. Primary, Advanced Primary and Intermediate riders will have two qualifying classes on the Saturday (4th Sept) with the top 5 riders going forward to their respectiveContinue reading “Masters Series – Something for everyone at the final, 4 & 5 September”
Results from Sunday’s beach show, Falcarragh
Roisín has now posted results and a report from Sunday’s show in Falcarragh on the Donegal Gaeltacht’s website. Well done everybody and congratulations to the Gaeltachts on running another successful show at their unique venue.
First reports from Sunday’s beach show
As predicted, there wasn’t a massive turn out from our club at the beach show in Falcarragh on Sunday. Five mounted soldiers flew the flag — Cyril, Catherine, Orla, Tanya and Martina. Plenty of ribbons came home with them and full results will be available later. Orla was very impressed with the feedback from theContinue reading “First reports from Sunday’s beach show”
Crossjump & Dressage 2010 – another successful event under the club’s belt
It drizzled a lot but it was warm and there were no downpours – good weather by recent standards for our annual crossjump and dressage on Sunday. Attendance was on a par with 2010 despite the absence of many familiar Gaeltacht faces who had either indulged too deeply at a wedding the previous evening orContinue reading “Crossjump & Dressage 2010 – another successful event under the club’s belt”
Crossjump tradition now well established
First and foremost, it looks as if the weather is going to play ball for our activities this weekend. Getting the course at Lenamore ready on Saturday is almost as big an event as the actual crossjump on Sunday. A crew of club members will clip, clear, saw, hammer, strim, hack, paint and polish theContinue reading “Crossjump tradition now well established”
Something new for Primary show jumpers at our cross jump
Primary riders rejoice – you are going to be allowed out of the sand arena this Sunday! Marina and Keary have devised a course which begins and ends in the arena but brings Primary riders out onto the grass around two of the adjoining fields. The jumps will all be coloured poles with the exceptionContinue reading “Something new for Primary show jumpers at our cross jump”
Great win for Donegal at National Show Jumping Championships
Patricia Warren, regional secretary and stalwart Donegal Gaeltacht competitor, rose to the occasion yet again to win the Open Championship at Sunday’s AIRC National Show Jumping Championship in Mullingar on He’s a Dandy. She was in the ribbons with Colourado Kid also. There were just three entries from the Donegal clubs – all from theContinue reading “Great win for Donegal at National Show Jumping Championships”
Letterkenny Riding Club 