Once again, four club horses are off to compete in the AIRC Team Show Jumping Championship at the Dublin Horse Show. They left earlier today and will have a sleep-over in Mullingar tonight, before being presented at the RDS tomorrow morning. The team: Mickey McHugh, Rocktown, Falcarragh & Raferagh Shealainn Nua, John McDaid, Castle Doe, Creeslough & Sionnach, Laura Schneider, Belcruit Mountain, Burtonport & Chloe Lass and Patricia Warren, Killult, Falcarragh and Rincrevin, Dunfanaghy & Colourado Kid. A nervous excitement had been growing within the team in the last few days. No more preparation time now. The Championship will begin shortly after the parade of the teams, led by Chef d’Equipe Lawrence Smyth, Killult, Falcarragh, at 3pm on Sunday. Another club member, Connor Gallagher, Meenabanad, Burtonport will be competing in Combined Training for Northwest Pony Club – Dressage on Saturday evening and Show Jumping on Sunday morning with Colourado Kid. We wish the Team Donegal Gaeltacht and Connor the very best of luck, and remember to relax and enjoy it!
Mickey & Zulu (Raferagh Shealainn Nua)
John & Sionnach
Laura & Layla (Chloe Lass)
Trish & Colourado
Connor & Bailey
A few more pics………much more relaxed:
Mickey attempts jump:
Mickey goes clear, round of applause please:
Chairman Packie decides to show Mickey how it’s done:
Mickey happy now, regardless of Packie’s crop!!:
John, on the other hand, seems to be missing:
All is okay. Manus will help him look for Sionnach:
No scandal on the ladies though:
Although, this horse did jump over a car last Christmas:
Looks like this one could too:
Connor?:
Lawrence?:
Lawrence Smyth and Jenny’s Jigsaw
National Hunter Trials 2012
Flowerhill
And there they both are (both looking quite a bit younger!):
