AIRC National Championships Here We come!

Wow - what a day we had yesterday! Dunbyrne riding Club - small and mighty!!

We had two teams representing us at the AIRC West Leinster dressage qualifiers at Redhils which is amazing for a small club.

• Team Navy (Myriam, Evin, Suzanne and Lorna) took second place in what was an extremely close finish! With twelve teams entered for the qualifier this performance has earned them qualification for the Association of Irish Riding Clubs National Championships!

• Team Orange (Blanaid, Michelle, Anna Marie, Sophie) took fifth place

• Blanaids super performance in the P1 qualifier earned her second place while Suzanne and Tilly took third

• Lynn did her first ever P2 test and smashed it with over 71% and third place qualifying her for the individual championships in a very tough class!

• Anna Marie and Pixie were sixth in the P3 class.

• Myriam and Evin were amazing in the N class taking 2nd and 5th place.

• Lorna was 2nd and 3rd in the M class.

All our prize winners took home super prizes from Foran Equine and Carr-Day Martin

Myriam had the best day as she was also presented with a gorgeous AYU rug for her league win! She and Beau have had an incredible season

We are still on a high after such a lovely day out and making plans to enjoy our day out at the national championships!

Dunbyrne Riding Club success At AIRC Autumn Leagues

The West Leinster region of riding clubs awarded prizes last week to combinations placed in the Autumn showjumping and dressage leagues.

We would like to say a huge congratulations to Dunbyrne Riding C|ub member Lynn Cadogan. Lynn and her black gelding Shooting Star Joe won the primary showjumping and dressage leagues. This was an incredible achievement especially given it was the first league Lynn has ever done.

Lynn a absolutely defines everything we aim to train at Dunbyrne - constant learning and development, hard work, dedication and a healthy attitude to competition.

Suzanne Conroy also did well in the riding club dressage league. Suzanne and her mare Tilly only joined Dunbyrne riding club this year and have come on so much in terms of confidence and ability. They took second place in the primary dressage league.

Anna Marie Curry and her mare Ely Pixie placed third in the intermediate league. This is always such a big and competitive class but their consistent performances earned them a podium finish.

In the showjumping Ciara Geraghty took third place in the sportsmans with her mare Flo. This was a brilliant result in what was their first ever league together. This is a new partnership and Ciara and Flo are proving to be a wonderful match.

Congratulations also to Myriam Bunter one of our liveries who placed second in the advanced intermediate dressage league with Star of Rubykan (aka Beau). Myriam joined us initially as a showjumper / eventer but she has absolutely caught the dressage bug since joining Dunbyrne and we are delighted to see her progressing in both riding club and Dressage Ireland.

Dunbyrne Riding Club is based at Dunbyrne Equestrian in Co. Kildare. We welcome like minded new members who like to enjoy their horses. To enquire, email dunbyrnestud@gmail.com