Winning the bags of feed this week were Kate Speers and Albert Lowry, while the saddlery vouchers went to Cara Norman and Holy Boal.

Results from Tuesday 26th March:
Pegus 70cm- Claire Dobbin (Louie), Alison Simpson (Figaro), Kate Speers (Wee Rosco), Brianny Hamilton (Jumping Dale Jazz), Kate Speers (Logans Leep), Stella Black (Prince), William Huchinson (Seth)

Pegus 80cm – Niamh Martin (Taste the Rainbow), Albert Lowry (Oh Dear), Sharon Geddy (Goldie), Cerys Howell (Miss Money Penny)

HorseWorld NI 90cm– Cara Norman (Ace), Cerys Howell (Joe from Raphoe)

HorseWorld NI 1m – Holly Boal (Ronny), Toby Fynn (Joansy)

Gransha will be running show jumping on Tuesday 12th, 19th, 26th March and 2nd April starting at 7pm with 60cm, running up to 1m10cm.

We are also running a horse working hunter on Saturday 23rd March which is a Cavan WH Festival qualifier.

Saturday 20th April is our Easter Show, more info can be found on the website www.granshaequestrian.co.uk

Cerys Howell and Charlotte McFarland continue to fly the flag for the young riders in the HorseWorld NI 90cm class as they put in accurate rounds with no faults, while our senior riders Nicole Barr, Lynne Ireland-Tennis and Natasha Moore dominate the 1m class.  Beautifully embroidered rugs and saddle cloths are up for grabs in these two bigger classes, supplied by our very generous sponsors HorseWorld NI.

Winning a complimentary bag of Pegus Horse Feed were Stella Black and William Girvin on Tue 5^th Feb and Brianny Hamilton and Lauren Johnson on Tue 12^th Feb.  Winners of the £10 gift vouchers courtesy of HorseWorld NI were Cerys Howell and Cara Swanson.

Clear rounds on Tuesday 5^th February:

Pegus 70cm – Stella Black (Prince), Norma Ferguson (Chikko Time), Claire Dobbin (Louie)

Pegus 80cm – William Girvin (Sequin)

HorseWorld NI 90cm – Cerys Howell (Jo from Raphoe)

Clear rounds on Tuesday 12^th February:

Pegus 70cm – Ellen Graham (Eclipse), Brianny Hamilton (Jumping Dale Jazz), Kate Spears (Wee Rosco)

Pegus 80cm – Niamh Martin (Taste the Rainbow), Lauren Johnson (Lilly Allen), William Girvin (Sequin)

HorseWorld NI 90cm – Charlotte McFarland (Foxy), Cara Swanson (Willow)

HorseWorld NI 1m – Nicole Barr (DJ)

Tuesday 29th January saw the fourth week of indoor eventing league take place at Gransha EC, near Bangor. Each week competitors have had to tackle a more challenging track of fences, expertly designed by Mark Robinson, including technical lines, skinnies and water trays. The same horse and rider combination must compete in 5 out of the 8 weeks to be eligible for the fantastic prizes on offer on the final night. These prizes have been supplied by our sponsors, Pegus Horse Feeds and HorseWorld NI. They include beautifully embroidered rugs, jackets and saddle cloths. On a weekly basis our sponsors have provided gift vouchers to one lucky winner in each of the four classes. The Pegus 70cm and 80cm classes win a voucher which entitles them to a complimentary bag of Pegus feed redeemable at any Thompsons merchant or stockiest. The HorseWorld NI 90cm and 1m class are awarded a voucher to the value of £10 which can be used at the HorseWorld NI stand.

Taking home the gift vouchers this week were Brianny Hamilton, Sophie Donnell, Cara Swanson and Natasha Moore.

The girls dominated the first class of the evening (70cm) with clear rounds being awarded to Stella Black (Prince), Ashley Saunderson (Oreo), Norma Ferguson (Cheeko Time), Alison Simpson (Figaro), Brianny Hamilton (Jumping Dale Jazz), Kate Speers(Wee Rosco) and Jessica Mateer (PJ).

Clear rounds in the 80cm class went to Lauren Johnson (Lilly Allen), Niamh Martin (Taste the Rainbow), Claire Sloan (Cassy), Sophie Donnell (Tiffany) and Nicole Barr on Gino.

Cara Swanson and Willow jumped a foot perfect round in the 90cm class ensuring she went home with a red rosette. Also jumping clear in this class were Gemma McIlwaine (Woody), Gemma Crooks (Mia) and Cerys Howell (Joe from Raphoe).

Junior rider Cerys Howell had a busy evening with four ponies to navigate round the course. Rounding off the night she had Runaway Dolly who jumped a very accurate and clear round. Joining her were Toby Fynn on Joansy and Natasha Moore on Murphy.

For more information on our sponsors and their products you can contact Pegus on 02890351321 and HorseWorld NI on 07890393512. Schooling is available on the Wednesday, please contact Kirsty on 07956500660 for more details. Results and pictures can be found on the website www.granshaequestrian.co.uk

L to R Alison Simpson (Figaro), Claire Dobbin (Louie), Stella Black (Prince), Jamie Lee Reid (Logans Leap) Clear rounds in the Pegus 70cm class

Despite the poor weather conditions a good number of riders took part in the Pegus Indoor Eventing league held at Gransha EC, near Bangor on Tuesday 22^nd January.  Mark Robinson designed and built an inviting yet challenging track of 18 fences comprising of show jumps, working hunter type fences and portable cross country jumps.

Natasha Moore with Kirsty Stuart clear in the HorseWorld NI 1m class

This competition is an ideal way for eventers to kickstart their season, especially for young or inexperienced horses as they can get a feel for all sorts of fences from coloured fillers, brush fences and skinnies.

Competitors are reminded that due to the bad weather it is only necessary to compete in 5 out of the 8 qualifying weeks to be in the running for the fabulous prizes kindly sponsored by Pegus Horse Feeds and HorseWorld NI.

L to R Vicky Teuton (PJ), Regan McKee (Misty), Rachel Thompson (Footsie) clear rounds in the HorseWorld NI 90cm class

Competitors jumping clear in the Pegus 70cm class were:

Claire Dobbin (Louie), Alison Simpson (Figaro), Jamie Lee Reid (Logans Leap), Stella Black (Prince)

Clear rounds in the Pegus 80cm class were Albert Lowry on Oh Dear.

Double clears in the HorseWorld NI 90cm class were:

Gemma McIlwaine (Woody), Vicky Teuton (PJ), Regan McKee (Misty), Rachel Thompson (Footsie)

Albert Lowry (Oh Dear) clear round in Pegus 80cm class with Kirsty Stuart

Nicole Barr (DJ) and Natasha Moore both jumped faultless rounds in the HorseWorld NI 1m class.

Pegus Horse Feeds and HorseWorld NI have very generously supplied vouchers to one lucky winner in each of the classes who jump a clear round.  This week our winners were Stella Black, Albert Lowry, Vicky Teuton and Natasha Moore.

Week 4 commences at 7pm with the 70cm class.  Also, the indoor arena can be hired on Wednesdays up until 2pm for schooling. For more details please contact Kirsty on 07956500660.

Sponsoring the 90cm and 1m classes is HorseWorld NI.  This mobile tackshop is owned by Vicky Cunningham and stocks everything for horse and rider, from show gear and saddles and bridles to everyday essentials like gloves and yard boots.  Vicky stocks a wide selection of brands such as Charles Owen, Equetech, Pikeur and Kingsland to name but a few.  Gift vouchers will again be drawn for the clear rounds on each of the qualifying nights along with Horseworld NI rugs and saddle cloths for the finalists.

The competition itself consists of approx. 18 fences which are a combination of show jumps, working hunter type fences and portable cross country jumps.  Competitors aiming to win some of the fantastic prizes on offer on the final night must compete in 6 out of the 8 weeks with the final taking place on Tuesday 5^th March.  Kick off is 7pm with the 70cm class and competitors have plenty of space to warm up in the large floodlit arena.

Making light work of the testing track designed by Mark Robinson BHSI on week two were the following horse and r

ider combinations:

70cm – Vick Clegg (Bella), Norma Ferguson (Chikko Time), Emily Moorhead (Georgia), Briannie Hamilton (Jumping Dale Jazz)

80cm – Albert Lowry (Dear Oh), William Girvin (Sequin), Vicky Teuton (PJ)

90cm – Casey Thompson (Morgan), Malachy Casement (Rubicon), Emma Jackson (Coffi), Lucy Cunningham (Babe).