August / September

Yesterday was Earlswell Riding Club's 4^th Annual One Day Event and despite the miserable weather it was a huge success!

It must be said yet again though, not without the enormous efforts of many club members who put so much time and effort in not only yesterday but in the days and weeks coming up to it.

Thanks also to the many friends and family of members who came along yesterday to fence judge, time, score even feed all the competitors (thanks Mick & Co.) But without all these people we cannot run an event.

On that I did try and send a thank you message to all of these people last night but as I didn't have contact numbers for them all please pass the message on!!!

THANK YOU

Finally thanks also to the Duggan family for letting us use their fantastic facility yet again this year. They not only provided the venue but where there all the days before building jumps, flagging course even painting jumps and still came along on the day to help out. THANK YOU!

Back to results though we not only managed to host the event but we even scooped a few of the prizes too!

Advanced Intermediate:

1^st John Cantillon – Busterette

Intermediate:

1^st Ana Maria Hughes – Brookpark Tuko

2^nd Fiona Coughlan – Viaduct Lad

9^th Niamh Grainger – Fresh Knight

Advanced Primary:

3^rd Gemma O'Regan – Livingo

5^th Brian O'Dwyer – Cream Prince

7^th Aine Griffin – Forrest Berry

8^th Susan O'Regan – Zanka

9^th Mags O'Shea – CW Coco

10^th Fionna O'Regan – Rogue Trader

As we where preparing for our own event we did manage to take a little time out to compete in a One Day Event down the road in Skevanish and had a very successful day there too.

Intermediate:

1^st Fiona Coughlan – Viaduct Lad

4^th Niamh Grainger – Fresh Knight

Advanced Primary:

1^st Susan O'Regan – Zanka

2^nd Brian O'Dwyer – Cream Prince

4^th Fionna O'Regan – Rogue Trader

6^th Deirdre Falvey – Lisfuncheon Billy

Thursday 21^st August – 6pm – Killeady X-Country training evening

As already mentioned via text Monday's plan to have a training evening just for those members who helped with the one day event was moved to Thursday. If you want to take part and you haven't already done so please text Maria.

With weather as it is though I would say please check with Maria/Kay before travelling

Sunday 31^St August Glengarriff Riding Club - Show Jumping & Dressage @ Kealkil, Bantry, Co Cork

The Show Jumping element of this you enter there on the day.

1 entry €15, 2 €25 & 3 €30

Team Show Jumping for P & AP Riders €10 per person

Show Jumping starts 12 noon approx.

The dressage entries however need to be with Maria Greenway by Monday 25^th August

Tests to be used are festival tests

1 Dressage test €15, 2 €25 & 3 €30

Please give Maria all usual details & payment by this date.

Sunday 7^th September Regional Festival Ballindenisk

Entries for this given the size of the event usually have to be in quite early so keep and eye on web and check with your buddy – we don't have details yet

Sunday 7^th September Derby – Clonshire Riding Club

Starts 10.30am with Primary

Entry on the day €15

(For those interested the Red Mills – Masters will be on there in the afternoon starting 2pm)

Sunday 14^th September One Day Event Funcheon Valley Riding Club

Date removed from calendar – we are currently presuming it's cancelled

Sunday 14^th September Knocknamanna R.C. are hosting a x-country training day at Sheila Corrigan's

Entry €30 on day and riders must bring their own trainer

(We have asked them if they would consider making this a competition but are awaiting a reply – if they do this they may look for help judging so if anyone can help let Fiona know!!!)

Sunday 21^st September Aghabullogue Show Jumping & Dressage Training

Sunday 28^th September National One Day Event

Grove House, Fethard, Co Tipperary

Keep an eye out for entries on this one

As soon as the committee get a chance to meet we will organise more home events but if anyone has any ideas for what we'd like please let us know.

Also the end of season party is coming up – we usually have it a little earlier in the year as people have a lot on around Christmas but if people could please let Fiona know what they would like to do ASAP as we need to be booking somewhere and I think we all agree a change from Killumney is needed!