Category Archives: Show Jumping

Starting order for Strule Valley SJ Challenge

Strule Valley Riding Club have sent the detailed running order for Wednesday evening’s team show jumping competition. Our team, with the greatest distance to travel, will jump last of the eight teams. The opposition comes from Strule Valley, Seskinore & Ecclesville, Erne Lakeland, and Clogher Valley riding clubs. Tanya on Jack is first of ourContinue reading “Starting order for Strule Valley SJ Challenge”

Course design and judging seminar with Tony Ennis, Monday 6 June

Course builder, judge and AIRC chairman Tony Ennis will deliver a seminar on course design and judging during his trip to Donegal as course builder for the Beach Show in Falcarragh. The seminar takes place on bank holiday Monday, 6 June. The seminar includes a slide show and practical demonstrations. The event is open toContinue reading “Course design and judging seminar with Tony Ennis, Monday 6 June”

Club fields competitive team for Strule Valley RC Senior Challenge

Strule Valley Riding Club, a member of the BRC (British Riding Clubs), is holding one of its periodic Senior Team Show Jumping Challenges next Wednesday, 25 May. We have a competitive foursome representing us over the 75cm and 85cm courses: Marina, Tanya, Paddy and Leo. The event takes place at the Ecclesville EC in Fintona,Continue reading “Club fields competitive team for Strule Valley RC Senior Challenge”

Details of Regional Training Day, Cloncaw EC, Sunday 19 June

This year sees the introduction of a very welcome second regional training day in the Western region’s calendar. Flowerhill is a wonderful venue for the usual training day but it’s too far to travel for the majority of the Donegal clubs’ members. Cloncaw Equestrian Centre in Glaslough is a much handier alternative and will hopefullyContinue reading “Details of Regional Training Day, Cloncaw EC, Sunday 19 June”

Beach Show schedule promises another great day at the seaside

Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club have published the schedule for one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated events. Their famous Beach Show takes place on Sunday 5 June at Ballyness Bay, Falcarragh. The 2011 schedule includes an impressive range of showing classes on top of the show jumping and dressage events that we’ve seen for theContinue reading “Beach Show schedule promises another great day at the seaside”

Full results from Spring League Show

Martina has quickly completed the paperwork for Sunday’s show and already has the full results to hand. In her thorough scrutiny of the dressage sheets she spotted an error in the Intermediate results that were announced for the class on the day. Somehow Anne Chamber’s excellent test on Molly was overlooked in the heat ofContinue reading “Full results from Spring League Show”

Pig off on its travels while the rest of the prizes stay local at a great Spring Show

The weather was every bit as bad as anticipated but the shelter of Eglinton’s covered arenas allowed everybody enjoy our Spring League Show. 60th, 80th and 18th birthdays, first communion celebrations and all sorts of other seasonal events contrived to keep entries on the low side but this had little impact on the atmosphere. WhereverContinue reading “Pig off on its travels while the rest of the prizes stay local at a great Spring Show”

Three more local shows for your diesel-saving diary

Dates for three non-AIRC show jumping events are now set in stone — welcome additions to the local calendar at a time when the cost of travelling is prohibitive. On our own turf, Mary Finneran and the crew at Glenleary are planning their second annual summer show on Sunday 26 June in Ramelton. The programmeContinue reading “Three more local shows for your diesel-saving diary”