Our inaugural summer derby last year was a great success despite the worst of luck with a passing half-day’s rain. The course was long and challenging and proved a real experience for most of our club members who had never tackled such an event before. Needless to say, the preparation of such an event onContinue reading “Friday evening Derby planning with pints”
Category Archives: Club Activities
Calendar plotted until end of September
Last Thursday’s club meeting successfully plotted a path through the next three months of this flying year. The focus for the next few weeks will be firmly on our Derby Show on Sunday 22 July. A planning meeting takes place in Conway’s Pub in Ramelton this Friday evening. There’ll be a bit of social lifeContinue reading “Calendar plotted until end of September”
Clear round jumping, Friday 29 June
Tomorrow the club returns to Cyril’s arena near Milford for one of our ever-popular clear round jumping evenings. Let Orla know on 087 643 2458 if you plan to attend and what heights you’d like to have a go at. She’ll be starting with cross poles and working up through the heights, so it’s suitableContinue reading “Clear round jumping, Friday 29 June”
Club meeting planned for Thursday 28 June
It’s been a good while since we had a general club meeting! The next one will be on Thursday 28 June and everybody is welcome. We’ll plan the calendar of activity for the next few months and discuss any other issues which have accumulated over the past few months.
Ride-out cancelled as our luck runs out
We’ve got away with almost everything on the calendar this year but today our luck has run out. Not surprisingly, the ride-out planned for this evening in Stranorlar has been cancelled.
New territory for this Friday’s ride-out
Anne Chambers is organising a route around new territory in Steeples, near Stranorlar, this Friday evening, 22 June. Riders will meet at the picnic area at Cooladawson at 7pm. Contact Anne on 087 610 6796 to let her know if you plan to ride. She’ll provide further information on the route and can give you detailedContinue reading “New territory for this Friday’s ride-out”
An aptly named evening
As the rain pelted down on jeeps and trailers on Friday evening, the prospects of finding much fun in a big field in Castleshanaghan looked pretty bleak. As soon as Francis appeared, all of that changed. The first bit of entertainment was provided by the master himself as he manoeuvred his trusty wagon up theContinue reading “An aptly named evening”
7.30pm kick-off for Francis’s Fun Night
Friday evening’s entertainment will kick-off at 7.30pm at Audrey & Tanya’s Castleshanaghan farm. Although there’ll be plenty of rain between now and then, at present it looks set to fair up in time for the club event. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Francis’s challenges, expect a wide range of obstacles, obedience testsContinue reading “7.30pm kick-off for Francis’s Fun Night”
Ride-out and fun night swap places in the calendar
With half the McNicholl Fun Team engaged in choir duties at the blessing of the boats for SeaFest in Rathmullan on Friday 22 June, Francis’s Fun Night is being pulled forward by a week to next Friday. This dovetails perfectly with the farming calendar at Castleshanaghan where the silage was cut earlier this week. TheContinue reading “Ride-out and fun night swap places in the calendar”
Cross country skills polished in Glenleary arena
The weather certainly wasn’t very promising for Mary Finneran’s cross country skills lessons yesterday evening but the enormous bulging black cloud that hovered menacingly in the northern sky finally gave up on the determined riders and floated off to new horizons. Not a drop of rain fell as Vera enjoyed a solo lesson on Tia,Continue reading “Cross country skills polished in Glenleary arena”
Letterkenny Riding Club 