The recent meeting of riders interested in polocrosse has led to the formation of the Errigal Polocrosse Club. Open to both adults and children, the club trains every second Thursday at whatever venue is available. Ball handling skills are practiced on and off the ponies, dependent on the venue, and the training session is followedContinue reading “Errigal Polocrosse Club now up and running”
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Guinea pigs for Monty Roberts
Have you a problem horse that you feel like hauling all the way to the RDS? Monty Roberts will be at the Horse Show in Dublin and Equus Training Ireland are looking for suitably difficult horses for his demonstrations. The AIRC is facilitating the search for young horses that have not yet been introduced to saddle,Continue reading “Guinea pigs for Monty Roberts”
The classified website
Jenny Coe is always happy to pass on information between members about items anybody is looking for or trying to sell. Her number is 074 913 6179. We can also post notices on the website and run a miniature classifieds category. If you have anything you’d like to sell (or simply get rid of!), sendContinue reading “The classified website”
ISPCA reminds owners of summer welfare issues
The ISPCA is urging all horse owners to pay particular attention to the worming and farriery needs of their horses as the grazing season begins. As reported on the AIRC website, the ISPCA claims that many people are neither worming their horses nor looking after their teeth or their basic foot care. In addition, givenContinue reading “ISPCA reminds owners of summer welfare issues”
Cross Country & Trail Riding Weekend special offer for Riding Club members
Loughrea Equestrian Centre in association with Flowerhill has asked us to announce a Special Weekend Package for Riding Club members. In their own words: · · · · · · · · Cross Country and Trail Riding Combo On the Saturday enjoy a wonderful cross country at Flowerhill Equestrian Centre which has over 150 jumps across 250Continue reading “Cross Country & Trail Riding Weekend special offer for Riding Club members”
Your horse’s family tree and photo album
Some of us know the breeding of our horses and some of us don’t. Either way, anybody who has the slightest interest in breeding will find the All Breed Pedigree website pretty fascinating: allbreedpedigree.com The online database contains a vast bank of pedigree details. If you know your horse’s breeding, search for its parents. Marina’sContinue reading “Your horse’s family tree and photo album”
15h mare available on loan for summer
Catherine Carton, Rachel and Libby’s sister in Cavan, is hoping somebody might like to take her 7 year-old chestnut Arab mare, Ais, on loan for the summer or possibly longer. She’d make an ideal mount for an Advanced Primary rider (probably Intermediate also) and would be very suitable for many pony clubbers. She’ll happily doContinue reading “15h mare available on loan for summer”
Competition Glossary, Part I
Thoroughly confused by all this talk of 2-phases, 1-day events and hunter trials? Here’s a quick glossary: 1-Day Event : Dressage, show jumping and cross country. Scores are accumulated across the three disciplines. Also known as Horse Trials or ODE. 2-Phase : Show jumping and cross country. Scores are accumulated across both disciplines. Combined TrainingContinue reading “Competition Glossary, Part I”
Club merchandise
Like every good club, we have a small but growing range of club gear. Best known and most visible are probably our black club numnahs and our anoraks. Fleeces, polo shirts and lightweight jackets are also available. Jenny Coe manages these items and places an order whenever numbers accumulate. She will shortly be placing aContinue reading “Club merchandise”
Letterkenny Riding Club 