We’ve got away with almost everything on the calendar this year but today our luck has run out. Not surprisingly, the ride-out planned for this evening in Stranorlar has been cancelled.
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New territory for this Friday’s ride-out
Anne Chambers is organising a route around new territory in Steeples, near Stranorlar, this Friday evening, 22 June. Riders will meet at the picnic area at Cooladawson at 7pm. Contact Anne on 087 610 6796 to let her know if you plan to ride. She’ll provide further information on the route and can give you detailedContinue reading “New territory for this Friday’s ride-out”
Ride-out and fun night swap places in the calendar
With half the McNicholl Fun Team engaged in choir duties at the blessing of the boats for SeaFest in Rathmullan on Friday 22 June, Francis’s Fun Night is being pulled forward by a week to next Friday. This dovetails perfectly with the farming calendar at Castleshanaghan where the silage was cut earlier this week. TheContinue reading “Ride-out and fun night swap places in the calendar”
Idyllic ride-out from Kellee Stables
Friday’s ride-out, led by Hazel from Sharon and John’s Kellee Stables near Kilmacrennan, made the very most of one of the most idyllic Donegal evenings imaginable. With less than a month to go until Midsummer, it was wonderful to be able at last to enjoy the long light evenings that are such a feature ofContinue reading “Idyllic ride-out from Kellee Stables”
Ride-out at Legnahoory, Kilmacrennan, Friday 25 May
What could be nicer than a leisurely evening ride through beautiful countryside, now that summer has finally arrived? This Friday Hazel will lead an excursion from John and Sharon’s Kellee Stables near Kilmacrennan, meeting from 7pm for a prompt 7.30pm departure. The ride will last about an hour-and-a-half, after which you’ll be rewarded with lightContinue reading “Ride-out at Legnahoory, Kilmacrennan, Friday 25 May”
Magical Carrickfinn worth the two-year wait
The weather came good when we needed it this year and 10 members enjoyed a memorable camping trip in magical Carrickfinn. Most of them are still nursing sore ribs, injured from excessive laughter on a long and lingering Saturday night by a mighty campfire. Spectacular surroundings, great weather, wonderful riding, good eating and priceless company.Continue reading “Magical Carrickfinn worth the two-year wait”
Carrickfinn prospects looking flickeringly hopeful
Don’t get your hopes up. Be prepared for the worst. Assume that the weather will be awful. Only then, expectations suitably managed, should you take a look at the forecast that’s emerging for the weekend: Accuweather | Burtonport. The weather is so changeable at present that you’ll need to keep checking the forecast at regularContinue reading “Carrickfinn prospects looking flickeringly hopeful”
Photo gallery from ride-out at Crossroads
Denis and Claire have sent on a lovely collection of photographs of the fundraising ride-out from their house at Crossroads. Lots of happy faces! Gallery Extra | Ride-out at Crossroads
Clubs meet at Crossroads for wonderful ride-out and BBQ
Wonderful support from Letterkenny and Donegal Gaeltacht riding clubs combined with sizeable troops from the East Donegal and North West pony clubs ensured a memorable ride-out on a brilliantly sunny day in the Finn valley. Denis and his family gave a masterful display of car park management, successfully accommodating both the insurance demands of theContinue reading “Clubs meet at Crossroads for wonderful ride-out and BBQ”
Remember the ride-out! Sunday 29 April
If anybody needs any further encouragement to support the fundraising ride-out at Crossroads, Killygordon, on Sunday, the weather forecast might be an incentive. Everything is relative — by April 2012 standards this picture looks positively carribbean: Your support would be very much appreciated, either on horseback or just with a good appetite for the afters.Continue reading “Remember the ride-out! Sunday 29 April”
Letterkenny Riding Club 