At the weekend, Ireland will for the first time, field a team in the TREC European Championships. The competition will be held in Mont le Soie, Vielsalm in Belgium from the 5 to 8 of September 2013. The team comprises Donegal rider, Lisa Moore (Jo Dazzler), Katie Smyth (Whitethorn Jack) and Rohan Madhavan (Annie’s Prince),Continue reading “Lisa heads for Belgium. Good luck! Go Ireland!”
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Watersports evening in Rathmullan, Friday 26 July
Plans are becoming clear for the watersports activities on Friday 26 July in Rathmullan. Adventure One will teach us paddle-boarding while Rathmullan Sailing & Watersports School will put us through our kayaking paces. We’ll have to leave dinghy sailing until another day since the boats are not available that evening. Five people can kayak and five people can paddleContinue reading “Watersports evening in Rathmullan, Friday 26 July”
Chance to change grade at Regional Meeting, Wednesday
Cormac will be attending the regional meeting which takes place tomorrow, 10 July. Changes of grade must be approved at regional level so, if you want to use this opportunity, contact Cormac before tomorrow evening’s meeting.
Course up : Let the competition begin!
Friday evening wasn’t warm but the sun shone and the grass was green and healthy beneath our feet. If God spares us torrential rain, we should have nice conditions for tomorrow’s big event. Accuweather | Met Eireann | Met Office Thanks to everybody who turned up to help with creating the course and showground. NowContinue reading “Course up : Let the competition begin!”
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Audrey grabs 40 winks after a tough shift at Stradbally.
Long journey, rickety jeep, loyal support : On the road to Stradbally
Five years ago in 2008 the club sent its very first representation to the Festival in Stradbally. It was a magical expedition and a successful one — see what we achieved in our Yearbook 2008. Since then the numbers making the marathon journey have been small. Anne and Keary made a successful mission in 2009 andContinue reading “Long journey, rickety jeep, loyal support : On the road to Stradbally”
Our sympathy to Cormac and family
Cormac will be off the radar for the next few days following the dreadful news of Brenda’s brother’s sudden and unexpected death yesterday. Our thoughts are with them both and their family.
Fundraiser for Donegal’s young TREC Ireland riders: Table Quiz, Arena 7, Tuesday 27 June
It’s not often that Donegal has representatives wearing the green jacket for their country at international equestrian events. This autumn two young TREC competitors, Lisa Moore and Clodagh Barry, are going to represent their country on the Young Rider team travelling to Vielsalm, Belgium in September to take part in the European TREC Championships, on 6 toContinue reading “Fundraiser for Donegal’s young TREC Ireland riders: Table Quiz, Arena 7, Tuesday 27 June”
Two new partnerships set out out to enjoy the season
Matching horses and riders is one of the great tricks of equestrian life. It’s particularly important to get the right horse when making that move away from the riding school environment to independent horse ownership. Hannah, having successfully taught Maura everything a novice rider could possibly need to know, is now moving on to herContinue reading “Two new partnerships set out out to enjoy the season”
Welcome back, Regina
After a spell in Australia, Regina Bonner is now firmly rooted again in Donegal and has rejoined the riding club. Welcome back! Based in Drumkeen, Regina has a long association with racehorses, particularly point-to-pointers, and she is a qualified and successful equine dentist. We hope she gets a great deal of pleasure out of herContinue reading “Welcome back, Regina”
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