Ponies to the fore at Ravensdale Lodge

Week ending 15th February 2015, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre.

It was a busy couple of weeks of pony jumping at Ravensdale Lodge which peaked on 14^th February when the Pony Spring Tour kicked off at the scenic North Louth venue, Show organisers had broken with tradition over the  preceding weeks by running two SJI registered horse & pony league shows on Sunday. The strategy paid dividend as large numbers of ponies attended on both days to warm up for the scheduled Pony Spring Tour on Saturday last. Pony riders and their entourages descended on the centre from the four corners to take part in the first of the hugely popular Pony Spring Tours on what was a lovely Spring day at Ravensdale Lodge. The centre was bathed in bright sunshine as combinations battled for early points on the Spring Tour leader board with a total of seven classes up for decision in two arenas on the day. Results from this show can be viewed in the weekly results round up from Ravensdale Lodge below. Competitions resume this week when SJI registered jumping replaces horse training on Thursday 19^th February, With the second of Ravensdale Lodges national shows coming up in a week’s time on Sunday 1^st March, this is an ideal opportunity for the horses to warm up in advance of the scheduled Spring Tour Grand Prix. It is also offers pony riders the chance to continue their momentum for the Pony Spring tour and early schooling for RDS qualifiers.

Modified horse classes from 80cm to 1.30m kick off at 11am while the usual modified 128cm, 138cm & 148cm pony classes commence at 5.30pm.  Horse & pony training takes place on Friday evening from 5.30pm with classes from X poles to 1.10m as week four of Ravensdale Lodge’s winter / spring indoor run of shows continues. Indoor arena eventing resumes on Saturday 21^st February after the break for the Pony Spring Tour. There is a start time of 2pm for the 70cm class for this show while the 85cm class has a start time of 3pm and the 1m class kicks off at 4pm. Indoor dressage resumed last week after a two week break for SJI registered jumping and entries were large in keeping with the great start to this league at the end of January with intense competition over all four classes. Indoor dressage continues on Sunday 22^nd February and riders are asked to have their entries in to the office on time but no later than 9am on Friday 20^th February. Full details of all forthcoming shows and events can be found on www.ravensdalelodge.com, by contacting the office on +353 (0) 42 9371034, + 353 (0) 87 2306603 or the centres facebook page.

Week four, indoor horse training Thursday 12th February.

80cm class: No clear rounds.

90cm class: Andrew Rafferty’s Turbo (A. Rafferty).

1m class, divided between: Hannah Joyce’s Jonnie (H. Joyce), Ausra Valukyte’s Maggie (A. Valukyte) & Andrew Rafferty’s Turbo (A. Rafferty).

1.10m class, divided between: Ausra Valukyte’s Fabio (A. Valukyte), Jamelle Mc Caughey’s Lady Porchelle (A. Mc Caughey) & Hannah Joyce’s Dallas (H. Joyce).

1.20m class: Ausra Valukyte’s Fabio (A. Valukyte).

SJI registered indoor horse & pony league recommences Thursday 19th February. Modified horse classes from 80cm to 1.30m, start time 11am with usual modified 128cm, 138cm & 148cm pony classes from 5.30pm.

Week four, indoor horse & pony training league Friday  13th February.

X poles: Ravensdale Lodge’s Jack (G. Cosgrove.

60cm class: No clear rounds.

70cm class, divided between: Ravensdale Lodge’s Jack (F. Ni Earcain), Katie Creegan’s Dolly (K. Creegan), Emma Gillespie’s Jessie (E. Gillespie) & Shea Mc Kinley’s Sally (S. Mc Kinley).

80cm class, divided between: Conall Mc Grath’s BLS Linvarra (C. Mc Grath), Cara Cunningham’s Prince (C. Cunningham), Sinead Young’s Jacobi (S. Young), Conall Mc Grath’s Bannfield Boy (C. Mc Grath) & Grace Kehoe’s Killesin Terry (G. Kehoe).

90cm class, divided between: Kirsten Patterson’s Cherry (K. Patterson) &  Lynn Kelly’s Donnaghmore Dolly (L. Kelly).

1m class, divided between: Lynne Kelly’s Donnaghmore Dolly (L. Kelly) & Des Flavin’s Splash (D. Flavin).

1.10m class

Indoor horse & pony training league continues Friday 20th February. Classes from X poles to 1.10m, start time 5.30pm.

SJI registered Pony Spring Tour Saturday 14th February.

Children on horses: # 1 G. Ruan’s Something About Mary (J. Ruan), # 2 Godfrey Hughes’ Gucci Lady (D. Fitzgerald), # 3 Hans Jurgen Kuehnle’s Delta De La Bouveele (J. Kuehnle) & # 4 M. Ryan’s Cavalier Teaca (J. Ryan).

128 90cm class: # 1 Mary T Ronayne’s Hollycreek Dream Splendour (R. Sweetnam), # 2 Ballywalter Farms’ Little Jack Spratt (M. Wachman), # 3 M. Dunne’s Camizion (A. Dunne), # 4 C. Brown’s Tiger Lily (L. Brown), # 5 J. Finney’s Ballyknock Master Roan (A. Finney) & # 6 S. Doherty’s Emerald Lucy (S. Doherty).

128 1m Spring Tour: # 1 Kate Wachman’s Parc Epic ( T. Wachman), # 2 G. Kerr’s The Nut Cracker (N. Kerr), # 3 Foley’s Ponies’ Flying Star (M. Foley), # 4 M. Hastings’ Mister Boots (S. O’ Donnell), #  5 M. Dunne’s Camizion (A. Dunne), # 6 P. Williams’ Parc Lolita (R. Williams), # 7 Hans Jurgen Kuehnle’s Tullybards Little Legend (B. Kuehnle), # 8 Kate Wachman’s Murphy Spartacus (T. Wachman), # 9 L. Mc Entee’s Star Spangled Banner (J. Mc Entee) & # 10 J. Mc Sweeney’s Reggie Spartacus (E. Mc Sweeney).

138 1m class: # 1 B. Conlon’s Brookhaven Prince (K. Conlon), # 2 J. Morton’s Tynan Espresso (K. Morton), # 3 J. Mc Mahon’s Western Oreo (R. Moran), # 4 J. Welton’s Ballylinn Champ (B. Welton), # 5 S. Duffy’s Good Night Out (J. Kuehnle) & # 6 J. Reape’s Seapatrick Total Eclipse (A. Reape).

138 1.10m Spring Tour; # 1 J. Reape’s Seapatrick Total Eclipse (A. Reape), # 2 S. Nallon’s Balleygawley Braveheart (C. Nallon), # 3 D. Eirity’s Caher Silver (J. Flanagan), # 4 F. Deakin’s Shaman Sundance (L. Stack), # 5 L. Mc Entee’s Hubba Bubba (J. Mc Entee) & # 6 J. Mc Mahon’s Western Oreo (R. Moran).

148 1.10m class : # 1 M. Pender’s Fury (M. Pender), # 2 J. Allward’s Coppenagh Tom Sparrow (O. Allward), # 3 Joanne Houston’s Cwnnowyfran Noson Dywyll (J. Houston), # 4 E. Heally Quantico (J. Carr), # 5 M. Power’s Danesfield Prince (H. Greene) & # 6 J. G Greene’s Ballard Prince (H. Greene).

148 1.20m class: # 1 A. Colleston & W. Gambles’ Ballygawley’s Little Ferro (O, Rowleston). # 2 L. Quinn’s Zurina (M. Pender), # 3 Ballywalter Farms’ Cassandra Van Nes Roslnoff (H. Allen), # 4 M. O’ Donnell’s Oronids Vienna (G. O’ Donnell), # 5 F. Harrison’s Greta 111 (C. Harrison), # 6 A. Duffy’s Kadia Mouche (E. Mc Entee), # 7 F. Roche’s Shrangh Boy (M. Roche), # 8 M. Ryan’s Sixmilewater Blaze (J. Ryan), # 9 M. Garrigan’s Dr Spot (L. Garrigan), # 10 J. Lee’s The Galway Blazer (C. Sharkey), # 11 Springmount Farms’ Crown Jewel (L. Mc Veigh) & # 12 Joanne Houston’s Blessington Grange Mist (C. Houston).

Indoor dressage league Sunday 15th February.

Class 1, Intro A: # 1 Karen Mc Kee’s Cookie (K. Mc Kee) 71.73%, # 2 Lorraine Hutchinson’s Silken Blush (L. Hutchinson) 67.39%, # 3 Olivia Foster’s Lass (O. Foster) 66.95%, # 4 Laura Mc Kevitt’s Awesome Angus (L. Mc Kevitt) 64.78%, # 5 Ruth Callan’s Shy Boy (R. Callan) 63.91%, # 6 Lianne Kirwan’s Beautiful Mist (L. Kirwan) 63.04%, # 7 Caroline Buchanan’s Silverline Flame (C. Carroll) 62.60% & # 8 Harry Mc Dowell’s Strut Her Stuff (H. Mc Dowell) 62.17%.

Class 2, Prelim 1: # 1 Lynn Clarke-Hearty’s Home Grown Lexi (L. Clarke-Hearty) 76.84%, # 2 Kerry Rafferty’s Brownstone Frazer (K. Rafferty) 66.05%, # 3 Michael Boyd’s Max (M. Boyd) 64.73%, # 4 Nicole Fagin’s Tigger Too (N. Fagin) 64.47%, # 5 Carlinn Carroll’s Carlingford’s Indi (C. Carroll) 64.21%, # 6 Maeve Mc Call’s Patch (M. Mc Call) 62.36%, # 7 Hannah Rafferty’s Cor Rambler (H. Rafferty) 61.57% & # 8 Denise Kelly’s Buttercup Boy (D. Kelly) 60.52%.

Class 3, Prelim 4: # 1 Lynn Clarke-Hearty’s Home Grown Lexi (L. Clarke-Hearty) 68.63%, # 2 Kerry Rafferty’s Brownstone Frazer (K. Rafferty) 66.59%, # 3 Grace O’ Shaughnessy’s Wen In Doubt (G. O’ Shaughnessy) 65.22%, # 4 Maeve Mc Call’s Patch (M. Mc Call) 64.77%, # 5 Michael Boyd’s Max (M. Boyd) 64.54%, # 6 Jill Hobson’s Furisto Seven For A Secret (J. Hobson) 64.09%, # 7 Noel O’ Callaghan’s Piperstown Romeo (N. O’ Callaghan) 63.41% & # 8 Hannah Rafferty’s Cor Rambler (H. Rafferty) 61.57%.

Class 4: Novice 24: # 1 Vicky Campbell’s Dennis The Menace (V. Campbell) 67.30% & # 2 Jill Hobson’s Furisto Seven For A Secret (J. Hobson) 63.65%.

Indoor dressage league continues Sunday 22nd February to Sunday 26th April (No show Sunday 1st March due to Spring Tour Grand Prix). Weekly classes on website, start time 2pm.

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