A.I.R.C. West November 2012
Tynagh Show on 21st October 2012
On a sunny Sunday
morning Milchem Equestrian Centre played host to Tynagh Riding Club Show. It was a good day and the entries proved to
be good value, enter show jumping, dressage and the derby all for €25. The course was good and long with 10 jumps to
get round. The Derby was 18 obstacles
long, and had dips and banks for all levels. Great Fun!!!
The primary show
jumping was won by South Roscommon’s successful rider Fiona Fenton riding
Casper, in second place Pauline Kavanagh on Rocky from Corrib, also from Corrib
was Frank Gilmore on Clover in third, and in fourth place Severine Ray on Zeva
from Dalysgrove.
The Advanced Primary
show jumping was won by Colm Kelly riding Rose of Castlerea from Corrib and
Janna Duane riding Fair Lady also from Corrib was Second. Cait Goaley on Curra
Whoopi! from Springmount was third, Aoife Hegarty on Shanbally survivor from
Castlecarrig was fourth and Melinda Morgan on Petal from Benbulben was fifth, Tonabrocky’s
Claire Silke was sixth riding Furby Laith.
The intermediate show
jumping was won by Corrib’s Caoilinn De Bairead riding Cavalier King,
Monica Kenny was second riding Morning Sea Spray from Tonabrocky, in third
place was Tynagh’s own John McArdle on Pride of Callatra, in fourth place was
Martina Corry on Curragh Grange Boy.
The
advanced intermediate show jumping was won by Niamh Hegarty on Shanbally survivor
from Castlecarrig with Therese Dixon from Corrib on Try me in Second place,
Dorothy Maclinden was third riding Patjo and in fourth place was Thomas Daniels
on Barnaboy Jackeen both from Tynagh.
The primary /advance
primary derby was definitely the high light of the day, the course was long and
there were many jumps you may only ever see at a cross country course!! It was
Brilliant! The well deserved winner was
Tynagh’s own Kevin Hough on his beautiful mare Shakira, in second place Melinda
Morgan on the brilliant Petal, in third place Cait Goaley on Curra Whoopi! in
fourth place John Miland on Holly and in fifth place Aoife Hegarty on Jacko.
The intermediate and
above derby was equally exciting with Thomas Daniels leading the way and
Dorothy Mclinden in second place, Niamh Hegarty was third and Therese Dixon in
fourth and Martina Corry taking the fifth rosette home.
The primary dressage
competition was won by Fiona Fenton, with Dalysgrove’s Annette Donahue in
second place and Castle Carrigs Majella Collins in third. The advanced primary dressage was won by
Kevin Hough, second Melinda Morgan, third Emma Glyn on Casper for South
Roscommon, and fourth place was given to Claire Silke. The intermediate dressage was won by
Dalysgrove’s Pat Touhy riding Peppin, with Monica Kenny in second place and
John McArdle in third. The winner of the
advanced intermediate dressage was John Hawsham on Lyric from Corrib.
Thanks to all
competitors and volunteers for making the day such a success!!!
Round Tower show 4th November
2012
On
a cold morning on the first Sunday in November Riding club members from around
the western region of the AIRC joined together at Claremorris Equestrian Centre
for Roundtower show jumping and dressage show.
There was a great turnout and everyone had a good time!
The
winner of the primary show jumping competition was Monica Nielson riding
Heather Dew, from Corrib.
The
winner of the advanced primary show jumping competition was Caroline
Clancy riding Sliabh Cuilin Diamond from Springmount, in second place was Round
Tower’s own Andrea Hawe riding Saffey, Emma Kennedy also from Round tower
riding Diamonds Justice, Melinda Morgan riding her own Petal from Benbulben in
fourth, Norman Tierney riding Enzo from Springmount in fifth, and Liam
Stapleton on Lady Tessa from Tynagh in sixth place.
The
Primary/Advanced Primary Pairs was won by Norman Tierney and Caroline Clancy
and in Second place Melinda Morgan and Liam Stapleton.
The
Intermediate show jumping was won by Benbulben’s winning riders Finola Murphy
on Jessie Kildalton Delight, in second place Glyn Morgan on Tell which Trump,
in third place Sharon Mcgowan riding Somethings Gotta Give, Round Towers own
Catherine Meenaghan on Fire of Quantum and Charlotte Fleming on Peopatra was fourth
and fifth with Donna Lister on Max from Daylygrove in sixth
The
winner of the Advanced Intermediate show jumping completion was Therese Dixon
riding Try Me from Corrib, in second place Thomas Daniels riding Barnaboy
Jackeen from Tynagh, in third place Myles McGowan on Journeyman from Benbulben
and in fourth place Deborah Conway Johnnys Luck riding for Round Tower
Once
again Benbulben reined over the Intermediate and above pairs with Sharon and
Myles McGowan, in second place Round Towers Charlotte Flemming and Catherine
Meenaghan, in third place Corribs Caoilinn De Bairead
and Therese Dixon, in fourth place Dalysgrove Donna Lister and
Katie Winspears and in sixth place the golden oldies John McArdle from Tynagh
and Glyn Morgan from Benbulben.
The
Primary Dressage competion was won by Monica Nielson from Corrib on Heather Dew
with Daylsgroves Annette Donohue on Lucky Cosmo in second place
Finola
Murphy also won the Advanced Primary dressage with Charlotte Fleming in second,
Laura McLoughlin on Country Pride from Round Tower was in third, Melinda Morgan
in fourth, Andrea Hawe on Saffey and Ursula Freiss on Polonaise Clover from
Round Tower in fifth and sixth.
Round
Tower Ladies reined over intermediate dressage with Petra Hewer on Codename
Cavalier winning Jayne Dutson on Miss Cariad in Second and Donna Lister from
Daylsgrove in third, Emma Kennedy in forth, Sharon McGowan in Fourth and Amanda
O’Toole riding Alanna’s Blazing Comet from Round Tower taking home the sixth
rosette.
Grainne
Kelly riding Gilly from the Block for Springmount won the advanced intermediate
dressage competition, it was a good cold day and the prizes were vouchers for
the Jayne Dutson’s Tack shop at Hanley’s Claremorris.
Thanks to all
competitors and volunteers for making the day such a success!!!
Springmount
10th and 11th November 2012
By
Cait Goaley
They must
have thought we were off our trollies when we suggested that we run a trail
ride in the wilds of Connemara in November. Well if we were, there were 15
other crazy riding club members too!
A convoy of horse boxes and trucks negotiated the windy and bumpy roads through Oughterard, Maam Cross, Rosmuc with our first starting point in Cill Chairan. We parked up at the harbor, tacked up, and adorned ourselves in the Winter Woolies and rain gear. Off up the hill we went on the climb to the top of Árd Mór. The local donkeys who greeted us on the way looked very keen to join us.
As the climb got steeper, Jenny Jakeman's unusually shaped hip flask helped us reach greater heights. At the top we soaked up the panoramic views of The Twelve Bens, Roundstone Harbour, Dogs Bay, The Aran Islands, Carna and Glynsk. We started our descent down the hill again with much more eager horses very willing to canter if allowed to catch up with the two lone rangers Janna Duane and Caoilinn De Bairead. The downhill trail afforded more views of Cararroe, Lettermullen and Lettermór and all the way back to Rosmuc.
We stopped at a grassy patch for lunch served up by locals Maureen and Marty Faherty and their very helpful son. With full bellies we struggled to mount again to begin of further descent to the beach. The local Connemara ponies, some still with their foals bid us a good day as was passed them - some loose in the commonage, others in their own little stone walled fields.
As we got to the beach, we measured our sand arena and everyone went their own direction to claim a little of their own beach commonage. Within minutes, all hell broke loose and a train of horses galloped through the water with both horses and riders soaking up the local sea salt. We all knew we weren't out of our depth as we were accompanied by a certain high ranking member of the Irish Water Safety Association! Soaked and cold but happy, we all trotted back to the Faherty house were we un-tacked and were welcomed with a hot toddy and smoked salmon served up again by Maureen. With the horses fed and settled for the evening, we checked into the Carna Bay Hotel for the much anticipated hot shower. Mary Cloherty met
our every need in the very tasty food department and her very friendly barman put up with us to quench our ever increasing thirst as the night went on.
Our laughs and banter could be heard all over the hotel as jokes were told and stories were spun. The bed called most of us around Cinderella time. We adjourned in the restaurant the next morning for a hearty breakfast and left refreshed and ready for another day in the wild.
The Sunday trail took us along a bog road and to everyone's delight down to another beach where once again we waded, galloped, and paddled in the clear water. With the tide challenging us, we returned to the pier for lunch and then made our way back to the starting point. We all bid our farewell and headed our separate ways with more experienced young horses, more cheeky older ones, more confident riders and above all - new friendships made.
We hope this is the first of many fun riding club weekends to come. If you would like to hear about the next one (regardless of your region), send an email to springmount@airc.ie with "Trail Ride" in the subject.
A convoy of horse boxes and trucks negotiated the windy and bumpy roads through Oughterard, Maam Cross, Rosmuc with our first starting point in Cill Chairan. We parked up at the harbor, tacked up, and adorned ourselves in the Winter Woolies and rain gear. Off up the hill we went on the climb to the top of Árd Mór. The local donkeys who greeted us on the way looked very keen to join us.
As the climb got steeper, Jenny Jakeman's unusually shaped hip flask helped us reach greater heights. At the top we soaked up the panoramic views of The Twelve Bens, Roundstone Harbour, Dogs Bay, The Aran Islands, Carna and Glynsk. We started our descent down the hill again with much more eager horses very willing to canter if allowed to catch up with the two lone rangers Janna Duane and Caoilinn De Bairead. The downhill trail afforded more views of Cararroe, Lettermullen and Lettermór and all the way back to Rosmuc.
We stopped at a grassy patch for lunch served up by locals Maureen and Marty Faherty and their very helpful son. With full bellies we struggled to mount again to begin of further descent to the beach. The local Connemara ponies, some still with their foals bid us a good day as was passed them - some loose in the commonage, others in their own little stone walled fields.
As we got to the beach, we measured our sand arena and everyone went their own direction to claim a little of their own beach commonage. Within minutes, all hell broke loose and a train of horses galloped through the water with both horses and riders soaking up the local sea salt. We all knew we weren't out of our depth as we were accompanied by a certain high ranking member of the Irish Water Safety Association! Soaked and cold but happy, we all trotted back to the Faherty house were we un-tacked and were welcomed with a hot toddy and smoked salmon served up again by Maureen. With the horses fed and settled for the evening, we checked into the Carna Bay Hotel for the much anticipated hot shower. Mary Cloherty met
our every need in the very tasty food department and her very friendly barman put up with us to quench our ever increasing thirst as the night went on.
Our laughs and banter could be heard all over the hotel as jokes were told and stories were spun. The bed called most of us around Cinderella time. We adjourned in the restaurant the next morning for a hearty breakfast and left refreshed and ready for another day in the wild.
The Sunday trail took us along a bog road and to everyone's delight down to another beach where once again we waded, galloped, and paddled in the clear water. With the tide challenging us, we returned to the pier for lunch and then made our way back to the starting point. We all bid our farewell and headed our separate ways with more experienced young horses, more cheeky older ones, more confident riders and above all - new friendships made.
We hope this is the first of many fun riding club weekends to come. If you would like to hear about the next one (regardless of your region), send an email to springmount@airc.ie with "Trail Ride" in the subject.
Thanks to all
competitors and volunteers for making the riding club days such a success!!!
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