Category Archives: Showing

Travellers endure mixed weather but love the Festival experience

Marina and Martina had reasonable luck with the weather in Stradbally on Saturday but the heavens opened on Sunday morning and conditions were less than enjoyable. Both our competitors, together with hundreds of others, defected from their final classes, quitting while they were ahead and getting on the road home early. Teldel did Marina proudContinue reading “Travellers endure mixed weather but love the Festival experience”

The long road to Stradbally

Two of our members, Martina and Marina, are making the long journey to Stradbally this Friday for the weekend’s much-anticipated Riding Club’s Festival. Martina is trying her hand at a variety of disciplines with her cob, Smuggler. She’ll be showing him in the Primary Performance Hunter as well as competing at Primary level in the showContinue reading “The long road to Stradbally”

Full results from Beach Show (now including showing)

Roisin has sent on the full results for the dressage and show jumping classes at Sunday’s damp Beach Show. She’s used all her ingenuity to piece together the disintegrated remains of the showing results sheets, so that section is now complete. It was a good day for the club with excellent dressage wins and placesContinue reading “Full results from Beach Show (now including showing)”

God lets down the Gaeltachts but the show goes on

Is God losing it? Unfailingly reliable in his delivery of good weather for the Beach Show up until now, he badly misjudged things this year and abandoned the Gaeltachts in their hour of need. But the show went on. Rain pelted down relentlessly in a chilly breeze and the biggest winners on the day wereContinue reading “God lets down the Gaeltachts but the show goes on”

Beach Show the highlight of this bank holiday weekend

Certain events win a place in the subconscious alongside Christmas and birthdays, first communions and confirmations. The Donegal Gaeltacht’s beach show has earned its place in this calendar of annual highlights. It wouldn’t be the June bank holiday weekend without the long slow drive out to Falcarragh and the familiar thrill as the jeep crests theContinue reading “Beach Show the highlight of this bank holiday weekend”

Showing clinic illustrates level of professionalism needed to succeed in the show ring

There’s no news yet of any members who travelled to Annagry for Sunday’s show jumping but eight mounted members participated in a very entertaining showing clinic at Glenleary on Friday evening. Mary Finneran began the session with a talk on all aspects of the discipline. From conditioning the horse to tailoring the turn-out, she presentedContinue reading “Showing clinic illustrates level of professionalism needed to succeed in the show ring”

Showing, show jumping and more on the cards this weekend

Our showing clinic gets the weekend off to a classy start at Glenleary this evening. Martina has everything arranged and the session will kick off at 7pm. On Sunday, both adults and children can enjoy a great day’s show jumping at the Annagry Show where classes begin for ponies at 11 am and continue throughoutContinue reading “Showing, show jumping and more on the cards this weekend”

Showing clinic takes shape

Mary Finneran will conduct our showing clinic this Friday evening at Glenleary. Recent weather conditions mean that the event will take place in the arena rather than on grass, as originally intended. The format will be that of a ridden showing class with a Q&A afterwards covering all aspects of tack, turn out, etiquette andContinue reading “Showing clinic takes shape”

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”