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Competition Time
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Dressage Ireland at Clonshrie
Saturday, January 8th, 2011North Munster Dressage are holding their regional winter finals in Clonshire on Sunday March 13th next.
Preliminary Tests BD 14 2006 and BD 19 2008
Riding club classes will also be held on that day and the tests are detailed on the North Munster Dressage web site http://www.northmunsterdressage.com/schedule/schedule.php
There will also be a Little Rascals tests both walk/trot and canter tests.
Copies of all tests will be available from the office as well as entry forms and these can be emailed out to you if you wish.
Entries must be made directly to the show secretary on the official entry form and entries close on Tuesday March 8th.
You dont need your own horse to take part in these tests as you can ride one of the school horses and if you are interested in trying your hand at dressage, this is a very good place to start. North Munster Dressage are very friendly and helpful and if you dont have a jacket, we can loan you one.
We are all in for a treat as Jenny Loriston Clarke will be here on that day judging the senior classes.
The cost of entries for non members has been reduced considerably this year by North Munster Dressage and classes cost only €10 each to enter plus the €5 temporary registration fee to cover insurances.
There will be refreshments available on the day.
So please come and join us on Sunday March 13th – spectators are most welcome.
We will keep you updated on this competition and if you would like any further information, please contact either the office here at Clonshire or the show secretary Judy Devine on 087 6232672 (NMRD)
Playing in the snow
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
What we do best
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010http://www.youtube.com/user/SlideLacrymosa
You have seen the official videos and photos but this is us doing what we do best here – having fun!
Let us know what you think.
Visitors this week
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
We have a lovely lady Kim Pierce with us this week and Kim is all the way from the US. Faith has been Kims favourite mount and these are some photos of them enjoying themselves today.
Team Clonshire
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
This is a new heading and one you are hopefully going to see alot of !
Any of our riders, livery owners and riding club memebers who are out competing both on their own and school horses will be kept up to date with on our blog under this heading.
Today Team Clonshire were out in force headed by Sue Foley. They were out with the County Limerick Foxhounds to make both the riders and horses braver and to let them all have some fun. The best way to get junior and amature event riders and their horses ready for the season is to have a couple of days hunting.
Sue rode out on Kelso from the school yard and Neringa took Bruce Basheers TK. Bruce offered Neringa TK for the day as it is going to be her last chance to ride him as she is going back home to Lithuania and as TK has always been her favourite, it was very nice of Bruce to give him to her. TK looked great and was surprisingly calm! Olivia Downes was also out on her horse Dollar – it was the first time Dollar went hunting and he came home minus this back shoes but safe and very happy. Olivia had a great day. Clodagh was out on Sienna, another first and Lydia Foley took out her eventing pony Robbie for a bit of fun.
Update on the building work
Monday, October 25th, 2010
New Arena and Stables
The work is going well, we are still trying to work around the noise and the mess but this will all be so worth it when its finished, we will keep you posted as it progresses.
Andrea, our Spanish visitor spending the school year with us.
Monday, October 25th, 2010
Andrea and Guinness
This is Andrea from Spain who is living at the centre and improving her riding skills as well as her English. Andrea is taking part in our immersion program. This is where secondary school students come and live with us and go to one of the excellent schools in the area. Andrea is like part of the family and Beanz follows her around like she does Alice!
This program is great if you love horses, want to get a feel for living in another country and become fluent in English. It is a great way to spend your transition or gap years as you dont miss out on important grades. Living with the Foley family and riding at the centre as often as you wish as well as going to competitions, heaven for pony mad girls or boys!
The only downside is that we all become so attached to our long term guests that we miss them terribly when they go back home.
Andrea and Guinness
This weeks visitors
Monday, October 25th, 2010
- Riding Baltimore and Augustus
This is Allison who came to ride at Clonshire this week while on holiday in Ireland. She is with Lorraine who rides with us all year round and who owns Baltimore.
Hunter Trials on October 25th
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Hunter Trial Time Agan
Jumping bonus at Clonshire
The Co. Limerick Foxhounds hold their Halloween Hunter Trials at Clonshire Equestrian Centre this bank holiday Monday 25th October.
Manager Dan Foley has been busy redesigning the course with some interesting new fences.
As a thank you to all competitors everyone who enters a cross country competition will have the option of jumping a specially built show jumping course at no extra charge. Ideal to tune up your hunter or educate an eventer. The show jumping course will be adjusted to suit each competition. Competitions begin at 9.30am with the U12/pre-novice/happy hackers followed by ponies, novice and open.
In the spirit of the season there will be a fancy dress competition for the U12s.
For further details call Clonshire at 061 396770.