Dalysgrove are proud to host the Saoirse Saddlery
Dressage League 2012 at Creagh Equestrian Centre, Ballinasloe. First leg was held on Sunday 22nd January
2012 and what a great start to the year it was with 70 competitors starting
with the popular advanced primary competition.
Daylysgrove’s very own Pat Touhy on Pappin took home the red ribbon,
with Donna Murray on kikko in second and third on Temple troy, Bernadette
Flaharty on Cheeky in fourth and Pat Touhy again on Memphis in fifth and in
sixth place went to Caoilinn de Bairead Cavalier Kim from Corrib.
John
Kelehan on Park Oisin from Corrib won the
primary dressage with Maria Fox in second place, Monica Hegarty was third. Christine Rohan was forth and sixth with
Annette Donohue placed fifth.
In the
intermediate dressage Congratulations goes to both Niamh Macken on Captain Smirnoft from Ballinasloe and
Clare Lenihan on Outside Track from
Tonabrockey, with Maria Griffinin second and Lorraine Coughlan in
third. Lorraine Coughlan was pulled in
fourth, with Kevin Clogher in fifth and Niamh Hegarty in sixth.
In the advanced intermediate competition John Joe Grace on Push the
Button and Williams Nephew from Slieve
Bloom was
first and second, Marita Shannon was third, Grainne Kelly was fourth and Niamh
O'Brien was fifth
Slieve Bloom’s Jane Grace on Push the Button
won the open dressage and was also third on Williams Nephew with Mary Mitchell
in second, Danielle Touhy in fourth with
Damien Carey on Troy and sixth on Omega.
The
dressage to music was won by Clare Lenihan on Outside Track
from Tonabrockey with Niamh Macken taking second place and Donna
Murray in third Caroline Rushe was fourth and sixth and Caithriona Goaley in
fifth!
Well
done to all the winners and riders of the day, one of the reasons for hosting the dressage league so early
in the year is to try and get riders back riding properly after the Christmas. Last year we noted that there were a number of
animals that had been over-fed and under-exercised during the break and that
some of them had gotten very hairy too - and their horses were no better! The next leg is on 5th February and third and
final leg is on 19th February 2012.
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