Monday April 18th to Friday May 5th
Arrive at 9.45am and put your gear in the canteen and go down to the stables where you will be given your pony.
Full day camp 9.45am to 4pm
There are three riding lessons during the course of the day as well as stable management.
Half day or mini camp 9.45am to 1pm
There are two riding lessons during the morning and pony care.
Parents who need to drop children off earlier or collect children later need to arrange this with the office at the time of booking.
We have had a brilliant day in Clonshire today. It was -6 this morning and got up to about 0 for a couple of hours and was below freezing by 4.30pm. We had only the indoor arena as the outdoor was frozen and all our usual Saturday day campers came despite the cold and we had the best fun! This is the kind of day we who work there realise how lucky we are.
Laura rode Fluff in Dans 2pm lesson and they were brilliant, Marina tried Jedward for the first time and liked him, and Kate tried Sundance. The horses and ponies were as good as gold.
Jack Carew was giving hairdressing advice to Niamh and her poor pony Foxy will have to go around with a terrible haircut for a few weeks until it grows out.
Clodagh Lyons was trying out a new pony and it is very pretty.
Sue had riding and road safety training in preparation for the BHS exam next Friday and Dan had Ashling and Sarah on Osiris and Domino for interschools training. We wish them luck in the competition in Thurles tomorrow – if you are friends with them on facebook, send them a good luck message.
And just to make things even better, Aoife Bartley came and spent the day with us. It was great to have Aoife back with us. You might remember Aoife worked with us for a while before going to college and owned the beautiful Gemini. Aoife grew up in Clonshire and we missed her.
Another former staff member Grace is moving to London to pursue her moddeling career so watch this space………….
The equine science department of the University of Limerick are back on Monday so we will be kept busy for the next couple of months.
We are giving away one days free camp next week and all you have to do is to check our web site each day and answer the simple question on our blog page. Your answer can be posted in the comments section. Its easy, just give it a try.
Micro –
Under 10’s
1st Lucy Fitzgibbon – Black Ledgend
1st Aimee Barry – Molly
2nd David Howard – Franklin
2nd Laura Carey – Jedward
3rd Luke Cahill – Pluto
3rd Lizzie Boston
Micro – Under 18’s
1st Tuesday Costello – Stroller
2nd Lauren Madigan – Laughton
3rd Jennifer Holmes – Baby
3rd Jack Hennessy – Baby
3rd Esme o Grady – Stroller
3rd Maeve Boston – James
3rd Lorissa Mc Carthy – Fluff
Micro – Adults
1st Pam Lamb – Edifix
2nd Aine Downes – Poker
3rd Elaine Pierce – Maverick
Mini – Under 10’s
1st Aimee Barry – Molly
2nd Laura Carey – Fluff
3rd Aoibh o Sullivan – Franklin
Mini – Under 18’s
1st Tuesday Costello – Stroller
2nd Denise Conway – Triston
3rd Jack Hennessy – Kelso
Mini – Adults
1st Emma Tughy – Tough Guy
2nd Andrew Sheehy – Maverick
2nd Eamon Leahy – Triston
3rd Michelle Murnane – Nero
Midi – Under 18
1st Louise Clifford – Willow
2nd Niamh Wetherill – Foxy
2nd Sarah Mc Sweeney – Clonshire Jewel
3rd Amy Cussen – Clonshire Jedward
Midi – Adults
1st Clodagh Stapleton – Sienna
2nd Clare Woulfe – Clonshire Giselle
3rd Jack Hennessy – Clonshire Bruno
3rd Emma Tuoghy – Hollywood Tough Guy
Maxi – Under 18’s
1st Selina Braddish – Toby
2nd Jody Finucane – McCoy
2nd Finnan O Brien – Saphire
3rd Alice Foley – Clonshire Vito
Maxi – Adults
1st Sophie Bruder – Fiesta
2nd Dominic Furnell – Bright Spark
2nd Clare Woulfe – Giselle
3rd Dominic Furnell – Percy
Clonshire in the snow
This is Lydias pony Diego not minding the snow one bit.
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.
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
We were delighted to welcome the Duhallow Pony Club to Clonshire today. Therre were a group with us doing their C Test. As usual they were very well turned out and of course they all passed with flying colours.
Happy guests this week at the Clonshire Youth Horse Riding camp
L to R Julia, Liam, Rebecca, Charlene and Elise
L to R Katie, Luis and Ellen who were with us on camp
Charlene and Beans
