Category Archives: Show Jumping

Details confirmed for Friday’s lessons

Plans have been finalised for the upcoming series of Friday evening lessons at Glenleary. The 7pm lesson each evening will focus on flatwork with the 8pm and 9pm sessions concentrating on jumping. Mary Finneran will teach all the classes. Please book immediately with Erica on 083 370 9333 if you wish to participate. Parking isContinue reading “Details confirmed for Friday’s lessons”

Fridays at Glenleary beginning on 16 September

A series of lessons with instructor Mary Finneran will begin on Friday 16 September. Originally planned as jumping lessons, they will also accommodate those who prefer to stick to flatwork. We will discuss the exact format of the lessons at our club meeting next week. Options include the first group each evening doing flatwork withContinue reading “Fridays at Glenleary beginning on 16 September”

Key Autumn dates in the regional calendar

Benbulben Riding Club have been lucky enough to qualify a team for a riding club competition in England on the same date as the cross jump competition they had planned for Sunday 18 September. To avoid a critical clash they’ve changed their plans and will now instead run a hunter trial on Sunday 2 October. DatesContinue reading “Key Autumn dates in the regional calendar”

Plenty of autumn activity to look forward to as curtains close on summer

What summer? Has there ever been a greater sense of anti-climax than what we’re feeling in these dying days of a season that never was? Children are returning to school and the grass in the fields is growing even more slowly than it has done for the past three or four months. Most of usContinue reading “Plenty of autumn activity to look forward to as curtains close on summer”

Opportunity to train with Gary Marshall at Eglinton

Those who attended the regional training day in Cloncaw and opted for a show jumping session will have experienced the training skills of Gary Marshall. Now there’s a chance to train with him again closer to home. Gary has booked Eglinton for training sessions on 5/13/19 & 26 September (all Mondays except for Tuesday 13Continue reading “Opportunity to train with Gary Marshall at Eglinton”

Team show jumping championships the big feature this weekend

It’s Friday, it’s Aga Khan Cup day. At the RDS today, eight teams line out in one of the world’s finest grass show jumping arenas to challenge for one of the sport’s most prestigious Nations Cup competitions. Ireland jump in seventh position. Read more about our team on the Horse Sport Ireland website. On Sunday theContinue reading “Team show jumping championships the big feature this weekend”

Update on our September and October shows

Our event coordinators are busily working away behind the scenes putting the plans in place for our two remaining shows in 2011. Our hunter trial event at Lenamore on Sunday 4 September will now feature dressage as well as the central cross country event. The dressage judge has not yet been confirmed but we knowContinue reading “Update on our September and October shows”

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”