Club Activities – Page 22 – Letterkenny Riding Club

Big appetite for flatwork lessons with Mary Devine

There must be plenty of members with guilty consciences who feel they’ve neglected their flatwork over the winter and turned a blind eye to it during the North West League. Vera has only a couple of places left on this Friday evening’s lessons with Mary Devine at Harleys. If you want one of them, contactContinue reading “Big appetite for flatwork lessons with Mary Devine”

Plans take shape at lively club meeting

Tuesday evening’s club meeting at Tir na nOg brought plenty of enthusiastic club members together to map out the next few months’ activity. Amongst the familiar faces was one new one, our recent recruit Norah O’Reilly. The next quarter sees quite a lot of charity activity as the club makes an effort to drum upContinue reading “Plans take shape at lively club meeting”

Spectacular ride to the Fortress of the Sun

If we were to have waited another 364 days, we wouldn’t have found a better day this year for our ride-out from Leo’s home in Burt. Grianan of Aileach, whose name has been variously translated as “Stone Palace of the Sun”, “Fortress of the Sun” and “Stone Temple of the Sun”, was the highlight of aContinue reading “Spectacular ride to the Fortress of the Sun”

Club meeting, Tuesday 20 March, 8pm

Time, as usual, has been hurtling by. We’ve been working our way rapidly through our calendar of events and it’s already time to sit down again together and map out a further three or four months of riding club activity. As well as the regular weekly events, there are features to plan for like Flowerhill, ourContinue reading “Club meeting, Tuesday 20 March, 8pm”

Flatwork lessons at Harleys with Mary Devine

Once the final of the North West League is behind us, the spotlight will switch to flatwork for a few weeks. Vera has lined up Mary Devine to instruct us at Harleys on Fridays 30 March, and 13, 20 and 27 April. The plan is to start at 7pm sharp and to have two lessons. Numbers perContinue reading “Flatwork lessons at Harleys with Mary Devine”

Ride-out with Leo at Burt, Sunday 18 March

We’re going to break new ground on Sunday as Leo guides us on a ride-out from his base in Burt. It’s an area with real highlights like Grianán of Aileach and the views across Lough Swilly should be wonderful. The expedition starts at 12 noon. Contact Leo by Wednesday on 086 853 2609, if you’dContinue reading “Ride-out with Leo at Burt, Sunday 18 March”

Opportunity to school cross country at Castle Leslie

With a view to preparing for the National Hunter Trial Championships at Flowerhill on Sunday 15 April, Anne Chambers has been making enquiries about potential schooling opportunities. She has discovered that Castle Leslie will offer a 2-hour cross country schooling session with instruction over their complete course at a cost of €30 per head. TheContinue reading “Opportunity to school cross country at Castle Leslie”

Chance to change your grade at regional meeting

The North West League is a great opportunity to test the waters at a higher grade and several of our members have been pushing their limits over the last few weeks. Now is the time to formalise your grade change if you’ve decided that the higher jumps are really for you. But remember that youContinue reading “Chance to change your grade at regional meeting”

Very enjoyable visit to Mary Devine

Last Friday evening’s expedition to Glenswilly to visit Mary Devine’s facilities proved most enjoyable and educational. Mary’s facilities are unparalleled in the region and her expertise as a qualified practitioner of Equine Touch, a highly regarded method of physical therapy, is very sought after. Her new solarium will shortly be commissioned and will add a significantContinue reading “Very enjoyable visit to Mary Devine”