Category Archives: Club Activities

September weekend away at the seaside : Time to start making plans

This year our weekend away will be to the dry and durable sandunes near Bundoran. There’s no prospect of the ground being so wet that the trip has to be abandoned so you can confidently mark the 7 & 8 September in your calendar in indelible ink. Damien has made arrangements for human and horseContinue reading “September weekend away at the seaside : Time to start making plans”

“Best tenner I’ve spent all year”

That was Paddy’s verdict as he came in off the cross country course at Lenamore on Friday evening last. And there’s no need to ask what Lizzie’s opinion was — she’s one of the greatest cross country enthusiasts in the club. Hazel discovered that Sapphire is another grey with an appetite for green fields andContinue reading ““Best tenner I’ve spent all year””

Lightening leads to Plan B

Although Rathmullan escaped Friday evening’s tropical rain, numerous sightings of forked lightening within shouting distance of the pier led to the cancellation of our watersports activities. Emergency Plan B was instantly activated and all disappointed kayakers and paddle boarders regrouped in the White Harte to drown their sorrows. While it might have been nice toContinue reading “Lightening leads to Plan B”

Looking forward to our cross country evening at Lenamore

The horses are staying at home this Friday evening but they’ll be working for their feed in a week’s time at Lenamore. Cormac has organised a Go As You Please over the cross country course and it offers a nice easy-going opportunity for some schooling. The ground should be perfect given the forecast combination ofContinue reading “Looking forward to our cross country evening at Lenamore”

Watersports evening in Rathmullan, Friday 26 July

Plans are becoming clear for the watersports activities on Friday 26 July in Rathmullan. Adventure One will teach us paddle-boarding while Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports School will put us through our kayaking paces. We’ll have to leave dinghy sailing until another day since the boats are not available that evening. Five people can kayak and five people can paddleContinue reading “Watersports evening in Rathmullan, Friday 26 July”

Connecting horse and rider at Glenleary

Friday evening’s session at Glenleary was conducted in Mediterranean conditions but both riders and horses put in maximum effort to make best use of Mary’s tuition time. Tanya in particular really enjoyed this series of lessons. She put it very well when she said that, whatever it is about Mary, she can get rider and horseContinue reading “Connecting horse and rider at Glenleary”

Calendar highlights : July, August, September

Our recent club meeting (already 3 weeks ago) set the scene for the coming months and there’s plenty to look forward to. Friday evening flatwork lessons with Mary Finneran are already under way and in the second half of August we’ll have the opportunity for some jumping lessons. The instructor is yet to be confirmedContinue reading “Calendar highlights : July, August, September”

Dismal lack of support fails to dampen Derby fun for those who turned up on the day

One has to pose the question “Is it really worth it?” after our third annual Derby & Dressage Show attracted fewer participants than ever this weekend. The answer, for those who turned out to compete, is a resounding “Yes!”. It’s well worth the effort to enjoy jumping and dressage in beautiful conditions over a greatContinue reading “Dismal lack of support fails to dampen Derby fun for those who turned up on the day”

Course up : Let the competition begin!

Friday evening wasn’t warm but the sun shone and the grass was green and healthy beneath our feet. If God spares us torrential rain, we should have nice conditions for tomorrow’s big event. Accuweather  |  Met Eireann  |  Met Office Thanks to everybody who turned up to help with creating the course and showground. NowContinue reading “Course up : Let the competition begin!”