Ravensdale Finalise Winter/ Spring Season Schedules
Spring Tour Grand Prix, Pony Spring Tour, SJI registered and unaffiliated
show jumping leagues, indoor arena eventing & dressage as well as the ever
popular Bumper Bank Holiday shows are all covered in Ravensdale Lodge’s 2015
winter / spring schedule which was announced recently.
The 2015 winter / spring indoor schedule for Ravensdale Lodge has just been finalised. It retains many of the tried and trusted formula of the past few years along with a few new ideas and shows. SJI registered show jumping leagues and Grand Prix shows, horse & pony training, indoor arena eventing and dressage all feature prominently over the course of the fourteen weeks from 22nd January to 26th April.
The ball gets rolling on Thursday 22nd January with four weeks of horse training shows in advance of the SJI registered horse league. These shows have the same start time of 11am and classes from 80cm to 1.30m as the SJI registered shows that follow.
The horse & pony training league commences on Friday 23rd January to 24th April with the usual start time of 5.30pm and classes from X poles to 1.10m. Indoor arena eventing starts on Saturday 24th of January to 25th April with the exception of Saturday 14th February when the Pony Spring Tour road show lands at Ravensdale Lodge.
The indoor arena eventing league has a start time of 2pm for the 70cm class and is followed by the 85cm class at 3pm and 1m class at 4pm. Indoor dressage commences on Sunday 25th January before skipping a couple of weeks and resuming Sunday 15th February to 26th April with the exception of Sunday 1st March when it is the turn of the Spring Tour Grand Prix for horses to take centre stage. Ravensdale Lodge are holding two SJI registered league shows for horses and ponies on Sunday 1st & 8th February for the first time to accommodate anyone looking for a school before the aforementioned Pony Spring Tour.
Spring Tour Grand Prix, Pony Spring Tour, SJI registered and unaffiliated
show jumping leagues, indoor arena eventing & dressage as well as the ever
popular Bumper Bank Holiday shows are all covered in Ravensdale Lodge’s 2015
winter / spring schedule which was announced recently.
These Sunday shows will have a start time of 11am for horses and 2pm for the usual pony classes before switching back to their regular indoor slot on Thursday 19th February to 23rd April from 11am for horses and 5.30pm for ponies. The two stand out shows of the spring schedule are the Pony Spring Tour on Saturday 14th February when the best pony athletes in Ireland will descend on the centre for the first of the Spring Tour shows and this is followed by the Spring Tour Grand Prix for horses on Sunday 1st March.
Full details of all SJI registered leagues and shows can be found in the SJI online bulletin. Peppered in through this schedules are the ever popular “Bumper” bank holiday shows with one being scheduled on St Patricks day, Easter and the May bank holiday, dates and times for these shows will be confirmed later.
Spring Tour Grand Prix, Pony Spring Tour, SJI registered and unaffiliated
show jumping leagues, indoor arena eventing & dressage as well as the ever
popular Bumper Bank Holiday shows are all covered in Ravensdale Lodge’s 2015
winter / spring schedule which was announced recently.
Ravensdale Lodge is renowned for its world class facilities, value for money and use of the top course designers available. Customers can also be assured of a great variety and choice of competition, this winter / spring schedule caters for everyone’s equestrian competition needs. Show organisers are looking forward to welcoming back old friends and new to the centre in the New Year, in the meantime they would like to extend a sincere thanks to everyone who competed in 2014 and wish all a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
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