Category Archives: Non-Riding Club Events

Demonstration with Peter Smyth, Necarne, Thursday 24 November

Local international showjumper, Peter Smyth, is giving a demonstration in Necarne Equestrian Centre on Thursday 24 November at 7pm sharp. He will work three different horses and demonstrate suitable warm-up procedure for a novice horse, warm-up and riding a course with an experienced horse and finally jumping a Grand Prix course. Prices are £10 generalContinue reading “Demonstration with Peter Smyth, Necarne, Thursday 24 November”

Lots to look forward to at Castle Leslie this autumn

Castle Leslie estate’s cross country course is a tempting destination at any time. It features strongly in their newly published schedule of events for August–December 2011. There are still two more Go As You Please Sundays left, as well as two cross country clinics in early October leading up to their hunter trial on 15Continue reading “Lots to look forward to at Castle Leslie this autumn”

Time for other talents at Glenleary Show

There were plenty of riding club members at the rescheduled Glenleary Show on August Bank Holiday Monday but most appeared in different guises to those we know. At a show where the younger generation took centre stage, the adult troop fulfilled roles where horses were surplus to requirements. In the judges box, Cormac officiated withContinue reading “Time for other talents at Glenleary Show”

Glenleary Show looking safe for Bank Holiday Monday

With the weather forecast as it is, Glenleary Show this coming Monday, 1 August, should be a dry and fine affair. The schedule remains the same as previously with a feature horses v ponies jumping derby, show jumping, dressage (judged by Petra Kucklick), handy horse, and best turned out classes. There are competitions for bothContinue reading “Glenleary Show looking safe for Bank Holiday Monday”

Donegal TREC brings home the ribbons from National Championships

The four Donegal TREC riders who made the long journey to Kells in Meath for the National Championships over the weekend showed that talent and enthusiasm are a fair match for experience in this increasingly popular equestrian discipline. Our very own Orla and Christopher made up the senior citizen component of the posse and, betweenContinue reading “Donegal TREC brings home the ribbons from National Championships”

TREC competitors prove a hardy bunch

Quote of the weekend: “TREC is the sport for hardy feckers!” Orla reports that it was “a good weekend, camping was a challenge, well pretty much everything was a challenge but there wasn’t one single complaint about ground conditions for the PTV and all bar the 30KM route riders managed to get home with only a few showers”. On aContinue reading “TREC competitors prove a hardy bunch”