Eventing - Irish Pony Club - Wicklow Hunt Branch

Eventing/Hunter Trials/Hunting

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Wicklow Pony Club First Ever Hunter Trial @ Bel Air, April 6th 2008.

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IPC Hunter Trial Championships 2008

We had 7 Junior Pairs compete at the Championships held at the end of March in Ashbourne, Co.Meath. The weather was very poor and the ground conditions very hard under foot. However, all our Teams competed very well and only for a nasty little knockable pole near the end of the course a number of our teams would have ended up in the ribbons. Well done to all our Competitors who did our Club proud:

Aisling Nolan / Vicki Reid, Grace Farrar / Suin O'Donnell, Christian Dodd / Laura Gallagher, Niamh Nolan / JJ Donnelly, Dara Callan / James Kavanagh, Emily Tebbitt / Sarah Gelletlie & Shane Farrar / Shawnee Ryan.

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Eventing Championships 2008

This year will be held in Kilkenny on Tuesday 12th & 13th August. Members wishing to be considered for Eventing teams must compete in local One Day Events throughout July to be considered.

Eventing

Generally known as One Day Event this discipline is one of the most testing for young riders and tests their overall ability across Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country. An early start and Competitors are given their Dressage time. They enter the Dressage Ring after which they put on back protectors and move over to the Jumping Ring. In the afternoon they change into the familiar and colourful sight of rugby jerseys and coloured hat covers to run the exciting cross country course. Their performance over all three tests is marked to select eventual winners.

Senior Club Members compete on larger cross country courses and attempt to qualify for the IPC National Championships.

Younger members are encouraged to enter One Day Events and some clubs (particularly Shillelagh Pony Club) include starter courses and junior courses. The emphasis on these courses is to take part and get the kids used to the whole experience. Jumps are lowered and at all fences riders can run around if they do not like the look of it!

Several Club Members represent their respective School Teams at the Irish Schools One Day Event held every September and run by The King's Hospital School.

Hunter Trials

Generally take place after Christmas and run up to around April culminating in the IPC National Hunter Trial Championships.

Hunter Trials is Cross Country only and is timed. Clear round fastest time wins and runs for Juniors (U14), Intermediate(U16) and Senior(U21). Teams of two, three and individuals can enter,

The Wicklow Pony Club manager for all of the Eventing and Hunting is Ann-Claire Dunne.

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L to R: Grace Farrar, Laura Gallagher & Vicki Reid
just before they entered the Dressage Arena
at the I.P.C. Eventing Championships, Cork, Aug 2006