It was a fine dry evening with some lovely sunshine and enough of a breeze to merit an amendment to the AIRC dressage tack sheet: in future bandanas are permissable at our club dressage competitions (they might even be permissable for the horses, if they lobby strongly enough!). Day after day of fine dry weatherContinue reading “Dressage in the wild west”
Category Archives: Flatwork
Dressage test at Cyril’s, Friday 29 April
This Friday’s dressage tests at Cyril’s will be the same as those being used for our show at Eglinton on 15 May, providing a great opportunity for a dry run. Whether or not you attended the recent flatwork lessons with Patricia Warren, you’re welcome to come and ride a test. Just book with Liz onContinue reading “Dressage test at Cyril’s, Friday 29 April”
Big weekend gets off to the best possible start
Whatever gods are on our side, we thank you. Who could wish for a finer forecast for a weekend of equestrian activity? Tonight’s Friday evening flatwork lessons with Patricia Warren were graced with the kind of weather most non-locals don’t believe we experience in Donegal. Patricia will have had a short night’s sleep after sheContinue reading “Big weekend gets off to the best possible start”
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”
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”
Flatwork with a few stripes
Kelda’s classes at Cyril’s on Friday evening were blessed by the only dry hours on an otherwise thoroughly miserable day. It was a chilly but fine night and two sets of riders benefitted from jumping-related flatwork exercises. The major emphasis was on achieving effective transitions and on asking the horses to lengthen and shorten theirContinue reading “Flatwork with a few stripes”
Flatwork lessons with Kelda
Everybody keeps rabbiting on about the importance of the bits between the jumps when we’re competing in the show jumping arena. This Friday coming and again on 25 February, you have a chance to fine tune that all important flatwork in lessons with Kelda Morgan. Kelda is herself an experienced and active show jumping riderContinue reading “Flatwork lessons with Kelda”
Active weekend ahead
24 riders have booked in for what’s shaping up to be a marathon session this Friday evening with Jackie McPherson. From 6 to 10 pm, Martina has scheduled 4 lessons to accommodate everybody who booked in punctually this week. Who ever said flatwork was boring? Jackie has set two AIRC tests, 4 and 17, forContinue reading “Active weekend ahead”
Back to (flat)work on a Friday evening
We’ve never experienced such a huge interest in Friday evening lessons. Martina, charged with running her first set of club activities, was inundated with members texting their bookings for Friday evening’s flatwork lesson with Jackie McPherson. Jackie wanted five on each lesson; Martina accommodated everybody who booked by the cut-off time of Wednesday evening. TheContinue reading “Back to (flat)work on a Friday evening”
Flatwork lessons with Jackie McPherson
It’s almost like back-to-school time at the riding club with a series of lessons beginning this Friday at Harley’s arena in Trentagh. Jackie McPherson will instruct us in flatwork for three consecutive weeks. Please book as early as possible (and by Wednesday at the latest) to help Martina get groups and times organised. Contact herContinue reading “Flatwork lessons with Jackie McPherson”
