A fantastic day was had yesterday €2,621.20 was raised for two noble charities. Thanks to all who helped and sponsored the day, it could not be done without you.

Below are the results, well done to you all.

Teams for the eventing championships are as follows, we have 2 intermediate teams, 1 Junior and 1 U12. 2 Individuals are also competing. Chef d’equip Victoria Scully will be attending over the weekend and will do the course walk, warming up and providing support and coaching. Best of luck to all competing, what an amazing venue to compete at.

Open Individual – Saoirse Cowman Intermediate Individual: Emma Carton

Intermediate Teams–

Island Green: Catroin Doyle, Ellen Creed, Ava Dowley, Vicky Mooney

Island White: Sarah Whelan, Maria Dunne, Hannah Mooney, Allanah Kelly

Junior –

Island Blue: Rebecca Doyle, Matthew Kelly, Cormac Byrne

U12 –

Island Red: Hannah Willis, Emma Poole, Isabel Byrne

Groups and times for D, D+, C, C+ Groups June 24th at Barnadown Showjumping.

Please be tacked up and ready. Please remember to bring body protectors for Jumping where necessary and correctly fitting Hat and tack.

6.30 Start

Group 1: Instructor Victoria Scully; Noel Asple-James, Caoimhe Spacey, Emma Rose Casey, Alexandra Cassidy, Susan O’Brien.

Group 2: Instructor Jillie Rogers: Abi Byrne, Tabitha McGee, Isabel Byrne, Catherine Quigley, John Asple-James

Group 3; Instructor Helen Sweeney: Noah Furlong, Angelica McGee, Rose O’Connor, Grace Scully.

7.30pm Start

Group 1: Instructor Helen Sweeney: Shannon O’Connor, Clodagh O’Sullivan, Ellie Stack, Ava Dowley, Kerri McDonald

Group 2: Instructor Victoria Scully: Allison Dunne, Megan Atkinson, Zoe Poole, April O’Connor, Ross Warren.

We are delighted to announce that Booking for camp and Rallies are now available on the entries page through Itsplainsailing. Camp remains at €150 for the week including stabling and 1 bale of shavings with booking deposit facility available. Entries close 8th June at 11pm. Info on camp is available on the Camp section of the website. When entering please put Childs top size into additional info. All will be revealed at camp !!.

Pre camp rallies/lessons are being held every Monday evening between 6pm and 9pm throughout June at Barnadown. Booking options available are one lesson booked at a time €18 per rally or book all 4 rallies €65, save €7 euro. Rallies entry closes the Friday before each rally.

To be eligible for a place in camp you must attend at least 3 rallies. Exceptions may be be made for existing members taking state exams but you need to contact the club.

Camp week is July 1st – 5th at the amazing venue of Barnadown. All members wishing to attend need to be members and be fully paid up for camp. N.B All ponies must have up to date vaccinations so now is the time to check. Any horse or pony without this will be refused entry. Camp is an intense week for both pony and rider with at at least 2 if not 3 lessons per day, therefore in the interest of kindness to our animals all ponies and horses attending should be in healthy condition, teeth, weight, feet should be paired or properly shod and ideally fit for the week that’s in it. If you wish to swap ponies during the week, the passport and condition of the new pony must be assessed before entry to the stables.

This club is a voluntary organisation and as a result, we will be looking for parents to volunteer and assist during camp and for activities during the year. The club cannot exist without you and is here purely for the members/our children. We truly appreciate all the help we receive and if you would like to offer your support for camp or to help in the running of the club please contact the PC phone, THANK YOU.

And finally… We look forward to hosting another fun filled and exciting camp in July.

Showjumping Rally July 8th.

Michael Byrne will teach all groups due to Siun being away and Andrew not being available due to unforeseen circumstances. As a result we would like to ask the first group to please come slightly earlier at 6 or 6.15 if that is possible. All lessons are in Sand 2.

Alice Mernagh 6pm

Holly Spencer, Ross Warren, Emma Poole, Katie Annesley.

Robbie Bailey: 7pm

Bridin Doyle, Ian Noctor, Lauren Spencer, Brooke Carey, Emma Warren, Ciara O’Neil,

John Leddingham; 8pm

Cora O’Donnell, Maria Dunne, Martha Dunne, Eimear NiChinneide

Info: Entries now open for 3 x qualifiers in June to select teams, entries close the Saturday before the qualifier at 10pm. All information on the rules are on the showjumping page. Dates of qualifiers are June 3rd, 17th and 24th. Competition clothing is not required, just come as you normally do for the rallies. An official SJI Showjumping judge will do the scoring. Instruction will be given by your usual instructors, as if at the competition ie; course walk, warm up and feedback from your round. The qualifier will be held in Sand 1 and start at approx 6pm with U12’s followed by Robbie Bailey and then John Leddingham. Don’t forget hats and body protectors.

Every effort has been made to group correctly where possible and also allow for families. Any major issues with the times for parents please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. Enjoy the lessons and don’t forget your hats and body protectors of course !.

Any questions please contact Grace or Robert on the Pony Club phone.

Times and groups for May 3rd location Barnadown. Please Note new time. Practice in professional 20×60 arena. Warm up for Dressage Championship.

6.30pm: Lauren Spencer, Brooke Carey, Ava Dowley, Tegan Veitch

7.30pm: Hannah Willis, Angelica McGee, April O’Connor

All tests can be downloaded from the IPC website, please be familiar with the test as the champs is not far away now. A reminder entries Close Monday

In preparation for the National Dressage Championships on May 4th at Spruce Lodge, we have organised Dressage training with Victoria Scully.

Training will be on Friday evenings at Barnadown (location may vary for one or two dates, due to 3 day shows) start on March 29th on every Friday until May 3rd. Lessons can be booked in batches of 2. €20 each/€40. If you book all 6 lessons upfront, you will pay for 5 and get 1 Free !!. €100 Go to entries to book. Entries close 27th for the first lessons.

Victoria will be there on the day to coach those who attended the training, team selection has recently changed and will now be random on the day by the IPC based on individuals performances.