Great Start to Winter / Spring Indoor Season at Ravensdale Lodge
Janet Cooke & Louis Two Tone clear
the joker fence in the 70cm class at Ravensdale Lodge’s indoor arena
eventing league on Saturday afternoon.
Photo: Niall Connolly.
Week ending 25th January 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre.
All the boxes were ticked at Ravensdale Lodge as the centre commenced shows for the 2015 winter / spring indoor season last week. All equestrian disciplines were covered with everyone’s tastes being catered for from show jumping & arena eventing to dressage. Indoor show jumping commenced in the form of horse training on Thursday with many riders opting for the training route in advance of the SJI registered leagues which commence at Ravensdale Lodge with two Sunday shows on February 1st & 8th before returning to their usual Thursday slot on February 15th.
Vicky Campbell from Rostrevor finished
with a fine score of 70.19% on Dennis The Menace in her first novice test at
Ravensdale Lodge’s indoor dressage league on Sunday.
Photo: Niall Connolly.
Horse training shows continue every Thursday to 12th February with classes from 80cm to 1.30m and a start time of 11am. Indoor horse & pony training shows commenced on Friday and this regular slot will be retained for this fourteen week league which run until 24th April. There are seven classes from X poles to 1.10m and a start time of 5.30pm. Indoor arena eventing commenced on Saturday with this league running weekly with the exception of Saturday 14th February to 25th April. There is a start time of 2pm for the 70cm class which will be followed by the 85cm class at 3pm and the 1m class at 4pm. Last but certainly not least is indoor dressage which took place on Sunday with record numbers attending this first week of competition and some great performances being recorded in every class.
Leah Knight, seen here riding Ollie, had a busy & successful
afternoon on Sunday at Ravensdale Lodge’s indoor dressage league.
Photo: Niall Connolly.
Over half of the placed tests in the four classes recorded a score of 70% or more with seven of the eight placed combinations in class two achieving this high benchmark. Indoor dressage continues on Sunday 15th February to 26th April and weekly tests can be found on the centres website. There is no dressage scheduled for either Sunday 1st or 8th of February due to SJI registered warm up shows for both Pony & Horse Spring Tour Grand Prix on Saturday 14th February and Sunday 1st March respectively. Full information on all forthcoming events can be found on www.ravensdalelodge.com or the centres facebook page.
Indoor horse training show Thursday 22nd January.
80cm class, divided between: Angela Mc Elroy’s Major Black (A. Mc Elroy), Cherith Lee’s Bentley (C. Lee) & Andrew Rafferty’s Turbo (A. Rafferty).
90cm class, divided between: Hannah Joyce’s Bobby (H. Joyce) & Orla Mc Gowan’s Manus Boy (O. Mc Gowan).
1m class: John Downey’s Away Again 9C. Mc Enaney).
1.10m class: Siobhan Hughes’ Joey (E. Hughes).
1.20m class, divided between: Kieran King’s Mrs King (C. Mc Enaney) & Siobhan Hughes’ Magic (E. Hughes).
Indoor horse training shows continue Thursday 29th January to 12th February. Indoor SJI registered horse & pony shows commence Sunday 1st & 8th February. Modified horse classes from 80cm to 1.30m, start time 11am, usual pony classes from 2pm.
Indoor horse & pony training show Friday 23rd January.
X poles: Ravensdale Lodge’s Jack (G. Cosgrove).
60cm class, divided between: Ravensdale Lodge’s Ebony (L. Cosgrove) & Karen Mc Kee’s Cookie (K. Mc Kee).
70cm class, divided between: Shea Mc Kinley’s Sally (S. Mc Kinley0 & Clare Smyth’s Tilly (C. Smyth).
80cm class, divided between: Will Glendenning’s Out Of The Blue (W. Glendenning), Sinead Young’s Jacobi (S. Young), Clare Smyth’s Tilly (C. Smyth) & Jason Hanna’s Trigger (J. Hanna).
90cm class, divided between: Aislinn Franklin’s Really Russell (A. Franklin), Sinead Young’s Jacobi (S. Young), Will Glendenning’s Out Of The Blue (W. Glendenning), Lynn Kelly’s Donaghmore Dolly (L. Kelly), Rachel Moriarity’s Pixie Flame (R. Moriarity) & Charley Hanna’s Hazy (C. Hanna).
1m & 1.10m classes: No clear rounds.
Indoor horse & pony training shows continue Friday 30th January to 24th April. Classes from X poles to 1.10m, start time 5.30pm.
Indoor arena eventing league Saturday 24th January.
70cm class: # 1 divided between Sarah Louise Wilson’s Bert (S. L Wilson) & Trevor Cardwell’s Cassie (T. Cardwell), # 2 Janet Cooke’s Louis Two Tone (J. Cooke) & # 3 Ravensdale Lodge’s Ebony (A. Murphy).
85cm class: # 1 divided between, Conall Mc Grath’s BLS Lynvarra (C. Mc Grath), Georgia Kirkwood’s Big John (G. Kirkwood), Carly Douglas’ Duke (C. Douglas), Jordanna Busby’s Maggie May (J. Busby), Nicky Corr’s Austin (N. Corr) & Janet Cooke’s Louis Two Tone (J. Cooke) & # 2 Nicky Corr’s Suzy (N. Corr).
1m class: # 1 divided between, Rachel Harrison’s Elva (R. Harrison) & Carly Douglas’ Duke (C. Douglas).
Indoor arena eventing league continues Saturday 31st January to 25th April. 2pm start time for 70cm class, 3pm for 85cm class and 4pm for 1m class.
Indoor dressage league Sunday 25th January.
Class 1, BD Intro A: # 1 Lorraine Hutchinson’s Silken Blush (L. Hutchinson) 75.65%, # 2 Caroline Buchanan’s Silverline Flame (C. Carroll) 71.95%, # 3 Ruth Callan’s Shy Boy (R. Callan) 71.30%, # 4 Karen Mc Kee’s Cookie (K. Mc Kee) 68.69%, # 5 Lyndsey Brady’s Trigger Joe (L. Brady) 68.47%, # 6 Dolores Swan’s Leyla (D. Swan) 67.82%, # 7 Charlotte Kennedy’s Starlight Silver Lad (C. Kennedy) 66.73% & 8 Nuala & Malachy O’ Hare’s Ballylough Ferro (S. Cowan) 66.52%
Class 2, BD Prelim 1: # 1 Michael Boyd’s Max (M. Boyd) 77.36%, # 2 Leah Knight’s Roxy (L. Knight) 76.84%, # 3 Leah Knight Ollie (L. Knight) 75.26%, # 4 Jessica Finnegan’s Wivollet Van Beeks (J. Finnegan) 75.26%, # 5 Sarah Pannasch’s Cal (S. Pannasch) 72.63%, # 6 Lucy Tooms’ Little Miss May (L. Tooms) 71.36%, # 7 Emma Bell’s Kiss Me Quick (E. Bell) 70% & # 8 Aislinn Franklin’s Really Russell (A. Franklin) 67.89%.
Class 3, BD Prelim 4: # 1 Jennifer Mc Cann’s Oakhill Charm (J. Mc Cann) 72.50%, # 2 Lucy Tooms’ Little Miss May (L. Tooms) 71.36%, # 3 Hannah Rafferty’s Cor Rambler (H., Rafferty) 69.54%, # 4 Grace O’ Shaughnessy’s Wen In Doubt (G. O’ Shaughnessy) 69.31%, # 5 Leah Knight’s Ollie (L. Knight) 69.09%, # 6 Grace O’ Shaughnerssy’s The Biscuit (G. O’ Shaughnessy) 69.09%, # 7 Kerry Rafferty’s Roundstone Frazer (K. Rafferty) 68.63% & # 8 Jenny Beggs’ Maggy May (J. Beggs) 67.04%.
Class 4, BD Novice 24: # 1 Sarah Pannasch’s Gibbs (S. Pannasch) 71.15%, # 2 Leah Knight’s Hugo (L. Knight) 71.15%, # 3 Leah Knight’s Roxy (L. Knight) 70.19%, # 4 Vicky Campbell’s Dennis The Menace (V. Campbell) 70.19%, # 5 John Kehoe’s Cash (M. Boyd) 70%, # 6 Sarah Pannach’s Cal (S. Pannasch) 68.26%, # 7 Jennifer Mc Cann’s Oakhill Charm (J. Mc Cann) 66.34% & # 8 Clare Murtagh’s Aldatos Mist (C. Murtagh) 65.76%.
Indoor dressage league continues Sunday 15th February (No dressage Sunday 1st or 8th February due to SJI registered shows). Weekly classes on website, start time 2pm.
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