With Flowerhill now less than two weeks away, Lenamore is the venue for some last minute fine tuning of cross country skills and fitness this Sunday, 10 April. Cormac McCormack is organising the expedition. Groups are being determined along club lines for insurance and AIRC protocol reasons: 12 pm Tirconaill 1.30 pm Donegal Gaeltacht 3Continue reading “Pre-Flowerhill cross country schooling at Lenamore *updated with times*”
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Some further notes on last Friday’s flatwork
Liz, chief organiser of our current series of flatwork lessons with Patricia Warren, has provided some further observations on the initial session last week. She reports that Nadine rode Millie who was full of beans and anxious to show off her musculature. This performance left Liz’s own mare Judy unphased, as were the others! And VeraContinue reading “Some further notes on last Friday’s flatwork”
Some key dates nailed at lively club meeting
Last night’s excellently attended meeting at Tir na nOg was a lively affair and plenty of decisions were made. The calendar was mapped out up to the end of September and will be published shortly. In the meantime, here are some highlights for your diaries: 17 April Flowerhill, the AIRC National Hunter Trial Championship 1Continue reading “Some key dates nailed at lively club meeting”
Flatwork Lessons with Patricia Warren
This Friday evening sees the beginning of a series of flatwork lessons at Cyril’s with Patricia Warren. Patricia’s jumping lessons last autumn proved immensely popular and her flatwork sessions are bound to attract plenty of participants. To book, contact Liz on 086 831 3799 by the end of Wednesday and let her know approximately what time suitsContinue reading “Flatwork Lessons with Patricia Warren”
Club meeting, Tuesday 29 March
How time flies. With all sorts of events coming down the pike, everybody is invited to attend a club meeting on Tuesday evening at Tir na nOg. As well as setting the club calendar for the next few months, we’ll cover upcoming competitions such as Flowerhill and the Team Show Jumping Championship qualifier. Our eventContinue reading “Club meeting, Tuesday 29 March”
Cross country schooling at Gabriel’s, Wednesday 30 March
Close scrutiny of the long range weather forecast indicates that we need to make hay while the sun shines and get some cross country schooling under our belts while the ground continues to dry out. Gabriel McCole has kindly agreed to let us school over his course next Wednesday, 30 March. However, parking is moreContinue reading “Cross country schooling at Gabriel’s, Wednesday 30 March”
Lungeing demonstration with Mary Finneran
This Friday sees a continuation of our series of non-mounted activities. It’s not exactly an armchair evening (unless you wish to bring your own to Glenleary) but you don’t need to bring your horse. Many people think of lungeing exclusively as a safe means of knocking a bit of stuffing out of a fresh horseContinue reading “Lungeing demonstration with Mary Finneran”
Sunday falls prey to weather but Friday provides enough entertainment for a month of Sundays
A spell of old-school March weather played havoc with many activities this weekend and the cross country training day at Lenamore on Sunday didn’t escape the axe. Although Lenamore has very free draining ground, at least one of the fields was just too wet to make training feasible. As things turned out, it was aContinue reading “Sunday falls prey to weather but Friday provides enough entertainment for a month of Sundays”
Team building & obstacle challenge this Friday evening
Francis has booked Gallagher’s arena in Ballybofey for this Friday’s team building & obstacle challenge evening. Francis, a master designer of Le Trec and Treasure Hunt courses, will be joined by guest pony club games expert, Liam Barry. Liam has trained the East Donegal Pony Club games team for the past few years and his daughter,Continue reading “Team building & obstacle challenge this Friday evening”
Learn how to safely transport your horse at another of our armchair evenings
Tonight, at another of our armchair evenings, Francis will cover the topic of safely transporting your horse. As we all know, hitching the trailer is the easy part. Loading the horse is generally not too difficult either (although some remedial work is sometimes necessary). And sure once that bit’s over we just sit back inContinue reading “Learn how to safely transport your horse at another of our armchair evenings”
Letterkenny Riding Club 