Category Archives: Club Activities

Bowling evening confirmed for Friday 8 February

All of you who regretted the absence of our Christmas bowling evening in December’s calendar will be delighted to hear that Marina has booked us in at Arena 7 for Friday 8 February. We’ll eat first at 8pm and bowl afterwards. The cost for the evening’s food and entertainment is €22 per head and youContinue reading “Bowling evening confirmed for Friday 8 February”

Sights set for the next few months as riding club activity blossoms in Donegal

Tuesday evening’s club meeting at Tir na nOg saw new club secretary, Cormac, in action for the first time. There was no hanging about as he updated everybody on news from last week’s regional meeting before moving on to develop the calendar for our own club activities until the end of April. The most excitingContinue reading “Sights set for the next few months as riding club activity blossoms in Donegal”

All set for another year after great gathering at AGM

Although regional expectations mean that next year’s AGM will probably take place earlier in the winter, there’s no doubting the value of holding the meeting within the festive season. Friday evening’s gathering attracted an excellent attendance of lively, engaged members who talked positively about events in 2012 and looked forward enthusiastically to the new ridingContinue reading “All set for another year after great gathering at AGM”

Annual General Meeting, 8pm, Friday 14 December

It’s time again to reflect on another 12 months of riding club activity, make some decisions about who will steer the ship for the coming year, and to look forward to the club’s future. Our AGM is always an enjoyable, non-bureaucratic affair with a strong emphasis on the social side of things. The highlight ofContinue reading “Annual General Meeting, 8pm, Friday 14 December”

Postmortem and plans for the future

The working group who get together to organise the collaborative Donegal clubs events will meet this evening, Tuesday 27, to set our sights on 2013. The first task is to review the autumn league and the dinner dance to see what we can learn from the experience. We’ll then sketch out a plan and provisionalContinue reading “Postmortem and plans for the future”

Inaugural Dinner Dance promises to be a great night

Wherever the three Donegal riding clubs come together, a great social occasion is guaranteed. This Saturday presents the first opportunity to enjoy the get-together in the blissful absence of horses, haylage, shavings, muck, sweat, riding boots, nerves, plaiting, polishing, grooming, or towing. It’s purely about enjoying ourselves. Some members will leave with rosettes and prizesContinue reading “Inaugural Dinner Dance promises to be a great night”

Excellent tuition as the weather plays ball at Cyril’s

Geraldine’s debut as a riding club instructor was a great success on Friday evening at Cyril’s. Horrible weather during the day gave way to a fine dry evening and two batches of four pupils enjoyed the instruction. Francis, Leo, Tanya and Libby opted for a jumping lesson and Geraldine focussed on shortening and lengthening stridesContinue reading “Excellent tuition as the weather plays ball at Cyril’s”

Tuition with Geraldine Porter, Friday 17 November

The club’s younger generation of instructors has the chance to put us through our paces between now and the end of the year. This Friday evening Geraldine will teach us at Cyril’s arena near Milford. If demand is there, she’ll do both flatwork and jumping sessions, so indicate which you would prefer when you book.Continue reading “Tuition with Geraldine Porter, Friday 17 November”

Flatwork lessons to enhance your competitive chances

How often have we been told that show jumping is 90% about the bits between the jumps? If you want to polish your flatwork in advance of this weekend’s league show jumping — or if you just prefer that your horse retain a firm connection to solid ground when you ride — make the mostContinue reading “Flatwork lessons to enhance your competitive chances”