Horse Sport Ireland has noticed that its Facebook page hits soared when they posted a picture of John Hickey winning the bareback puissance at Oslo recently. For those who don’t live in Facebook-land, it’s nice to get a chance to see the breathtaking achievement on Horse Sport Ireland’s own website.
Category Archives: Show Jumping
Full details of Gaeltacht’s Halloween Fun Day
There’s certainly no shortage of jumping opportunties over the next couple of weeks. The Gaeltachts have published full details of their Fun Day, Check everything out on their website.
Time for teambuilding **change to team formats**
Just ten days to go until our Autumn Show at Eglinton on Saturday 22 October. Last year’s event was a mighty success with the biggest ever turn out of riders from our own club. Our Donegal neighbours turned up in numbers also and we welcomed a few visitors from as far afield as Galway andContinue reading “Time for teambuilding **change to team formats**”
Armchair Eglinton experience
For those of us who did not get to see the show jumping in Eglinton at the weekend, Martina has noticed that the grand prix from Sunday evening is available to view on http://www.irishsport.tv for free. You might be interested to see Kelda jump and may be able to spot quite a number of club members in theContinue reading “Armchair Eglinton experience”
Knock-out reappearance from Mick and Angel
Friday evening’s clear round jumping evening at Glenleary was notable for the quality of the simple but challenging course as well as for the helpful and instructive advice provided by Mary Finneran. But it will be remembered best as the evening when Mick was reunited with Angel. The pair flew around the course with energyContinue reading “Knock-out reappearance from Mick and Angel”
Hallowe’en fun day with the Donegal Gaeltachts
Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club are holding a Halloween Fun Day on Saturday 29 October at Killult Stables in Falcarragh. All our members are invited. There’ll be show jumping for all grades and novelty competitions with a single entry fee for the day. Along with prizes and rosettes, some BBQ/home baking will be provided. Make theContinue reading “Hallowe’en fun day with the Donegal Gaeltachts”
Schedule for our Autumn League Show and Northwest Team Challenge
To remind everybody what all this show jumping training is tuning us up for, here’s the schedule for our Autumn Show at Eglinton on Saturday 22 October. LRC 2011 Autumn League+Team Challenge Rachel and Martina are the event coordinators and have everything in place for a great day’s competition. Francis will be the chief teamContinue reading “Schedule for our Autumn League Show and Northwest Team Challenge”
Clear round jumping at Glenleary
This Friday’s clear round jumping takes place at Glenleary. The evening will be divided into three sessions, each with a course walk, warm-up and jumping phase. Please book today with Orla on 087 643 2458 so that she can organise the groups. If you want to ride a Glenleary horse, make arrangements with Mary FinneranContinue reading “Clear round jumping at Glenleary”
Cloncaw proves its worth yet again
Cloncaw Equestrian Centre’s highly popular 2-Phase league ended on Sunday with its final leg proving yet again what a valuable amenity its facilities provide. Despite torrential rain in the preceding week, the show jumping and cross country courses were beautifully prepared and ready for action on the day. Martina, Marina and Libby competed at thisContinue reading “Cloncaw proves its worth yet again”
Best of luck to Benbulben
This weekend our neighbours, Benbulben Riding Club, fly the AIRC and Irish flags at the Association at the British Riding Clubs (BRC) Championships at the Lincolnshire Showgrounds in England. We wish them the very best of luck. Hopefully they can pull off a victory but most of all, let’s hope they have a great experience. Read moreContinue reading “Best of luck to Benbulben”
Letterkenny Riding Club 