Bumper week of equine competition
Latest results and photos from local activities
Hello everyone,
After a bumper week of local horse and pony competitions, there are lots of articles, results and wonderful photos to share with you!
This latest Horse&Field newsletter is pleased to bring you what has been received so far. Be sure to have a read and see whose names you recognise!
Please also check out the Horse&Field calendar, which lists local equestrian activities. The aim is to make this list as comprehensive as possible, so if you know of any events that aren’t yet listed, please let us know!
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In the news
The following are the stories received so far from the weekend activities.
Please click on each story to read the article and see more photos - but don’t forget to visit Horse&Field for lots more equestrian news…
For anyone who enjoys spending time riding their horse, the St. Patrick’s Coast Ride is a ‘must-do’ event. The excellent weather this year made the ride all the more enjoyable for the numerous stewards, volunteers and organisers, not to speak of the riders and their horses!
Annual St. Patrick’s Coast Endurance Ride is a resounding success
The highly-anticipated annual St. Patrick’s Coast Endurance Ride returned for 2023 on Saturday, September 2, a ‘must-do’ event on so many horse rider’s calendars. With a day of excellent weather conditions, there was much enjoyment for the riders, organisers, stewards, volunteers and crew members involved.
St. Patrick’s Coast always welcomes RDA riders to the venue, Downpatrick Racecourse and this year, riders from Minnowburn RDA were delighted to take up the invitation.
RDA riders attend ILDRA’s St Patrick’s Coast Ride
Two riders from Minnowburn RDA were delighted to accept ILDRA’s kind invitation to participate in their flagship event held at Downpatrick Racecourse on Saturday, September 2. Hello and welcome to Horse&Field. Our aim …
Six Mile Water Riding Club have built a great reputation for holding good competitions. Their Working Hunter competition at Laurel View saw a super turnout, with mixed fortunes over the challenging course!
Wonderful turnout for Six Mile Water Working Hunter
Six Mile Water Riding Club held their annual Working Hunter competition at Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Templepatrick (Co. Antrim) on Sunday, August 27. Thank you to everyone who supported the event, for the second year running, the club had a wonderful turnout, with around 70 rounds jumped!
Meanwhile, Hagans Croft, Bailiesmills, got their Jump Mix League underway on Saturday, with some top class rounds being jumped over the course of coloured and rustic fences.
Jump Mix gets underway at Hagans Croft
Saturday, September 9 saw Hagans Croft’s four-week Jump Mix league get underway. The course consisted of a mixture of coloured and rustic fences, where competitors jumped fences one to eight and then fences nine to 12 were timed. The day started out with the cross-poles class, where the judge was very impressed to see everyone achieving a clear round, al…
All roads lead to Fintona on Friday, as the Ecclesville Centre commenced their fourth show jumping league of the year.
Terrific start for Ecclesville Show jumping League
Ecclesville Centre, Fintona started the fourth of their Show jumping Leagues for 2023 on Friday evening (September 8). It was definitely a case of all roads leading to Fintona, as there were a grand total of 85 entries on the night!
If you are a Pony Club member, be sure to add the Seskinore Harriers branch of the Pony Club cross-country training day to your diary - see below for details!
Seskinore Harriers to host cross-country training day at Ash Hollow
Seskinore Harriers branch of the Pony Club will be holding a cross-country training day, with jump heights from 40cm up to 1m, at Ash Hollow, Dromore, Co. Tyrone on Sunday, September 24. This is open to all Pony Club members. Hello and welcome to Horse&Field. Our aim is to support local, grass roots equestrian enthusiasts and competitors and keep you all…
And in more general news, Hospitality Exchange 2023 is scheduled to take place over two days, October 17 and 18, at the Crowne Plaza Belfast.
