Class details are as follows:

Class 1 – Intro B 2009 Dressage Only
Class 2 – Preliminary 13 2006 Dressage Only
Class 3 – Novice 26 2006 Dressage Only
Class 4 – Preliminary 13 2006 with 1 round jumping
Class 5 – Novice 26 2006 with 1 round jumping
Class 6 – The Pony Club D Level 1 Test with 1 round jumping

Height of jumps 50cm, 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, 90cm – choose your height for classes 4, 5 & 6

The RJ Monteith Perpetual Cup will be awarded to the highest placed SVRC member out of Classes 4 & 5

Entries to Alison on 82 246652 by Monday 16th March & times available Wednesday 18th March

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Working Hunter Pony riders, check out one of the fences at Arvalee Riding Club’s working Hunter Show.

With one qualifying event left of the popular working hunter series organised by Arvalee Riding Club, the organising Committee in consultation with riders have decided to move the next leg of their league.

Moving now to Saturday 22nd February, in addition to the qualifiers for the Northern Ireland Festival, riders will also be able to qualify for Equifestival of Ireland working Hunter Classes, to be held in Cavan at the end of June.

“We are delighted to be able to offer these qualifiers for the first time in the west of the province” said a spokesperson for the riding club. as well as the usual qualifiers an additional class is being added to the schedule to accommodate these qualifiers in the sharp of a Working Hunter Cob class.

Entries will remain at £8 each with again £2 from each entry being added to the final prize fund for cash prizes in March.

Further details are available from 07709199474, 07874350665 or leaving a message on our Facebook page.

Recommending on Sunday 19th January, the same schedule is being held with ponies commencing at 10.30am and horses at the new start time of 1.30pm.

This first leg in 2014 will provide the ideal training ground for those aiming for qualification for the Northern Ireland Festival, the next qualifier hosted by Arvalee is on Saturday February 15th, and will now include the 4 Year Old Horse qualifier.

Further details are available from 07709199474 or 07874350665

Working Hunter Pony riders, check out one of the fences at Arvalee Riding Club’s working Hunter Show.

The popular working hunter league is nearing completion with the final leg of qualifying taking place last Sunday at Omagh RDA centre, Arvalee. Again over 70 entrants attended the competition, many of which collecting the coveted Northern Ireland Festival qualification cards.

The judges had many tough decisions to make when deciding on their class winners. Judge Catherine Abbott, had the tough job of deciding winners in the pony classes. In the pony championship class, it was local rider Jennifer Torrens, with her chestnut gelding Trooper that took home the Pony Champion rosette, reserve champion was awarded to yet another local rider, Brandon Deane with his chestnut pony, Brook.

For the afternoon, local judge Anne Torrens was on hand to officiate over the horses. Providing expert feedback to many of our competitors, many riders were very appreciative to receive Anne’s constructive feedback to improve before the final.

Local rider Diane Atcheson was once more on top form with wins in both the 90cms and 1m classes. Diane’s run of good fortune continued into the horse championship where she picked up the honours with Echoes of Time. Reserve champion was awarded to Declan Lynch and his gelding Ardnaglass Jack.

With the final now on 31st March and with a total prize fund in excess of £700, the league prize money and rosettes will be a tightly fought contest in all classes, with no outright winners at this stage.

League Results
Beginners
1st Megan Lafferty, Malteaser

60cms
1st Jennifer Torrens, Pixie; 2nd Donal Walsh, Charlie

70cms
1st Brandon Dean, Brook; 2nd Erin Crawford, Little Miss Millie; 3rd Bridgeen Walsh, Miss Tizzy Lizzy; 4th Jennifer Torrens, Pixie

M & M not Exceeding 138
1st Jennifer Torrens, Taz

80cms
1st Bridgeen Walsh, Miss Tizzy Lizzy; 2nd Erin Crawford, Little Miss Millie; 3rd Jennifer Torrens, Trooper

90cms
1st Jennifer Torrens, Trooper; 2nd Bridgeen Walsh, Miss Tizzy Lizzy

M & M Exceeding 138
1st Aoife Owens, Conor

1m
1st Aoife Owens, Connor

Horses
Newcomer 55cms
1st Ann Regan, Barnstormer; 2nd Lisa Ferguson, Heidi; 3rd Stephanie Long,, Growhowdy Calin Deas; 4th Deborah Lunch, Dells Attitude; 5th Denise Crawford, Robyn La Roux and 6th Caroline Devlin, Charlie.

70cms
1st Adam Lynch, Georgies Girl; 2nd Alison Donnell, George; 3rd Phoebe Langham. Molly.

80cms
1st Declan Lynch, Ardnaglass Jack; 2nd Darren Preston, Joey; 3rd Maeve Hegarty, Diamond; 4th Joan Maxwell, Smokie

Small Hunter
1st Darren Preston, Spoonie; 2nd Gillian Leitch, Silver Skye; 3rd Sarah O’Rourke, Bronan.

90cms
1st Diane Atcheson, Echoes of Time; 2nd Darren Preston, Cobo; 3rd Gillian Leitch, Silver Skye; 4th Ethan Denton, Galypsa; 5th Declan Lynch, Ardnaglass Jack

1m Horses
1st, Diane Atcheson, Echoes of Time; 2nd Darren Preston, Spoonie