Island Hunt Branch

EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PONY CLUBS

To celebrate the 13^th running of the Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair running from the 30^th May – 3^rd June 2018 we are offering a special ticket Exclusive to Pony Clubs!

 For €20 per ticket you can avail of the following fantastic Offer:

• General Admission on any one day
• FREE Programme
• 10% off TIHT Merchandise in the Tattersalls Shop
• XC Course Walk with High Performance Member on Friday Evening
• Book online at www.tatts.ie  QUOTE TATTSPC

All bookings will be put in a draw to WIN an exclusive Tattersalls International Horse Trials jacket! 

Flatwork lessons with Terrence White in Boolavogue running for three weeks, starting  Saturday, 14th April.

Please be mounted 15 minutes before your allotted time so you can have your pony warmed up and ready to start your lesson.

10:00am Angelica McGee

10:30am  Kerri McDonald

11:00am  Maria Dunne

11:30am John Aspel James

12:00pm Shannon O’Connor

12:30pm Rose O’Connor

1:30pm Lauren Spencer

2:00pm Sarah Whelan

2:30pm Millie McBride

3:00pm Rebecca Doyle

Entries are OPEN for National Dressage Day 2018 at Spruce Lodge, Redcross, Co. Wicklow on Saturday 5^th May 2018.

• Entries must be made through the Irish Pony Its Plain Sailing page: www.irishponyclub.com/club/ipc
• Riders can and should if possible ride two tests, one ‘warm up’ and one Competition test.
• Entrants have the option to choose to compete in BOTH the ‘warm-up’ and competition test at a discounted entry fee of €35, €20 first test, €15 second test ridden by the same combination of rider and pony/horse.
• Entries will close on Tuesday 1^st May 2018
• Tests are on the IPC website.
• Enquiries- contact Show Secretary Marie Hennessy 087 1348613 hennessy5@eircom.net or Kate Harvey 087 2028997 katherine.younger@dit.ie.
• The attached flyer contains all of the details for each class.

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Groups as follows:

10am Casey McDonald, Jamie Kinsella,  Emma Poole

11am Padraig Moran, Ava Chamney, Niamh O Leary and Daragh Montague

12 noon Cormac Byrne, Kerri McDonald, Cathey Quigley & Angelica McGee

12 noon Ross Warren, Isobel Byrne, Cathy Quigley, Tabatha McGee (concurrently)

1 – 2pm – LUNCH – will is included

2pm Casey McDonald, Jamie Kinsella,  Emma Poole

3pm  Padraig Moran, Ava Chamney, Niamh O Leary and Daragh Montague

3pm Ross Warren, Isobel Byrne, Cathy Quigley, Tabatha McGee (concurrently(

4pm Cormac Byrne, Kerri McDonald, Cathey Quigley & Angelica McGee

25 Euro U10, 30 euro Junior & Seniors.  Many thanks to all the parents who have said they will help our.  Venue is Boley.  Here’s hoping the weather works with us

Congratulations to Cora, Eoin, Kate, Isabella,  Ava, Grace and Rose on passing their C Test today. Well done to all.

Fun and Games event in Boley equestrian on Thursday 29th March

We are holding a fun and games event in Boley Equestrian centre next Thursday 29th March atarting at 4:30. All are welcome and all standards will be catered for. Cost is 5 euro per round.

Pony Games meeting

For anyone participating or interested to find out more about pony games. There will be a Pony club games meeting for parents on the evening of Tuesday 4th April also in Boley Equestrian centre. Time to be Confirmed.

Musical Ride – time to get cracking

We will hold our 1st musical ride session next Tuesday 27th March in Barnadown, for anyone who has put their name down to participate please come along with your pony. Please be ready and tacked up by 6:15pm

Easter Tests

Best wishes to all our members who are taking their C test and Riding Road Safety test over Easter, keep up the hard work , bring home those certs and enjoy ……..

Folks, get some practice for hunter trial season. Dont forget to register for xc lesson in Spruce Lodge on 31st with Edwina o’Conner a.s.a.p. XC lessons are well subsidised by our pony club and spaces are limited,