Congratulations to Shona Lynch on winning the Mackey Legends Bridle Competition. Happy Christmas Shona from all at Mackey Ireland 
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The Mackey Legends Bridle is new to the Mackey Ireland range. It is a beautiful European leather flash bridle available in sizes Pony, Cob and Full with and RRP of €99.95. The perfect Christmas present for your furry friend!
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We recently ran a facebook competition for fans of our products and randomly selected a winner from the entrants. The winner is Holly Jean Williamson from Tipperary – congrats your rug is on the way, just in time for a chilly Christmas.
The prize was a Lugnaquilla Heavy Semi High Neck Rug. They make an ideal Christmas present priced at €119.95. They’re available from good equestrian retailers.
Anyway, we ALREADY have another competition running that can be found HERE.
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Mackey Ireland are proud to bring the new Roma luggage range to your local Mackey Ireland stockist this season!
Perfect for storing your riding wear and tack safely when not in use, protected from the elements and damage. Ideal for carrying all your items to competitions. Range includes a hat bag, holdall bag, saddle bag, boot bag, bridle bag and coat bag, so you’re ready for anything this winter!
We’re delighted that our full 2011/2012 catalogue is now with equestrian retailers around the country! We’ve loads of fab new products that we’re bringing to your local equestrian store and will be introducing you to them on our web site and facebook page over the coming months!
You can download the full catalogue and see our range here. Make sure you keep an eye out for the new Point-Two Hybrid Air, our fabulous new Mackey Ireland leatherwork range, the spectacular Carrots range, not to mention countless other brands such as Equilibrium, Weatherbeeta, Bates, Wintec…the list goes on!
You can download our full catalogue by clicking here. Isn’t “Reve D’Or”, our ‘cover boy’ spectacular? He’s a magnificent dressage stallion owned by Maureen and Kate Dwyer and enjoyed posing for us for our photo shoot. A special thanks to Maureen and Kate for their help.
If you have any questions about any of the products that we supply, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Mackey crew has expanded and we are delighted to introduce our newest member to the team, Ashley Rodgers. Filling the role as sales rep for Leinster and Ulster, Ashley has eight years in the industry and a vast knowledge of equestrianism. Not afraid of hard work Ashley worked for three years as a competition groom,a job that requires a lot of dedication- we know she will fit right in!
We’re delighted to announce that the winner of our last web competition was Emer O’ Malley. Emer won a fab pair of Mackey Ireland Glen Gaiters – Stylishly made, with a quality leather outer and soft leather lining, these stunning gaiters from Mackey Ireland are elasticated for a snug fit and feature a strong YKK Zip fastening. Well done Emer!
Sunday 5th June 2011
Showjumping Classes Kindly Sponsored By Mackey Ireland
Starting at 9.30am sharp
Clear Round Primary/Adv Primary (entries close @ 10.00am, class finishes @10.30)
Primary Showjumping
Adv Primary Showjumping
Pairs Competition Adv Prim + Prim (optimum time)
Clear Round (Intermediate)
B / Green Horse Class
Intermediate Showjumping
Pairs Competition Intermediate (fastest time)
Clear Round (Adv Intermediate/Open)
Adv Intermediate Showjumping
Open Showjumping
Pairs Competition Adv Inter + Open (fastest time)
Working Hunter kindly sponsored by town and Country
Starting at 12.30
Novice: Primary & Adv. Primary Competitors (70 cm)
Intermediate, Adv. Intermediate & Open Competitors (90cm)
Showing kindly Sponsored by Equipet
Cob Class, Small Hunter, Lightweight Hunter & Mediumweight Hunter
1st & 2nd Placed horses from each qualify for the Overall Champion & Reserve Champion.
Dressage kindly sponsored by Equipet
Primary – Open
Dressage starts @ 9am with Primary
Tests as per Festival Programme Dressage Entries to Martina (0862388478) Info@ChevalRidingClub.com before Wed 1st June Times available on the Cheval Website www.ChevalRidingClub.com from Fri 3rd June or alternatively from Martina on Fri 3rd June between 7pm-9pm
Entries: €16 per Class/€43 for 3 classes/€53 for 4 classes
Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd & Rosettes 1st – 6th
Prizes in kind for Pairs Competition
Championship Ribbons for Showing Champion & Reserve Champion
Enquires to Secretary – Martina (0862388478)/Michelle (087 9895055) or e-mail: info@chevalridingclub.com
The committee reserve the right to cancel or amend the show or any classes without prior notice
Connemara Pony World 2011 will be taking place at Boswell Equestrian, Co. Wicklow on Saturday the 4th June. Now in its second year, this well supported event will see some of the best Connemara ponies in action.
This years show is set to double in size with over 25 classes on offer including Ireland’s first Olympia Mountain and Moorland Ridden Qualifier and a new High Jump class kindly sponsored by Deloitte.
Meet the Judges
This years line up of judges is a selection of the best judges across the UK and Ireland. The ridden classes are being judged by Sarah Challinor, Paula Cullen and Denise Norton.
Sarah is well known in the UK having won the Horse of the Year Show on several occasions on different Mountain and Moorland ponies that she produced herself. The 13 in-hand classes will be judged by the much respected Philip Scott and the UK Mountain and Moorland panel judge Mrs Nicola Shuttleworth. Finally the 3 year old loose jumping qualifier for the Clifden final has Frank Burke examining the ponies that will be presented to him.
Meet the Committee
The committee is a mixture of equestrian enthusiasts from different backgrounds – some into ponies, some not. The show was founded by Lucinda Kelly, an all round equestrian competitor who’s had Connemaras since she was 15 and has won the Dublin Horse Show and had many placings and Championships over the years.
Denise Norton, proprietor of Edenmist Stud, has been involved in hunting, racing, eventing, showing and show jumping all her life and through her years competing different breeds and types of horses and ponies, she has found nothing to compare to the Connemara pony. Denise tells us “they are athletic and intelligent and with correct schooling and training they excel and are second to none”
Committee member PJ Watson has definitely a bit of a contrast in his work with the Homeless Charity Focus Ireland and the family run business Rosscon Farm in Athlone. PJ regularly rides and competes having recently had the honour of judging the Workers at the British Connemara Breed Show .He is also is an agent for Brightwells Bloodstock UK and has served for two years on the CPBS marketing committee along with fellow committee member Denise Norton.
Lucinda has roped her boyfriend Captain Brian Curran Cournane into the mix with his friend Dermot Murphy. This team will look after the development of the performance classes including the building of the High Jump wall, loose jumping track and working hunter courses. Brian competes on the Irish team in 3 day eventing and is aiming for the Europeans in Germany this year and the Olympics next year in London.
Last to the mix is Avril Kelly, breeder of the Dunran ponies. Residing in Ashford, Avril will look after all local activity including accommodation and catering on the day. Avril will work closely with Boswell to ensure everything runs smoothly.
What else can we expect?
This year’s show is set to double in size from last years inaugural one. The Olympia qualifier will certainly attract some of the best ponies from around the country as will the loose jumping qualifier for the Finals at Clifden.
Also new to the show schedule, The Horseware® Ireland Search for a Star Class has been introduced to showcase some of the most talented upcoming performance ponies. In a brand new format, ponies will have to demonstrate their ability both on the flat and over fences. Combinations will be required to jump a full course of jumps, and following this element, ponies will be ridden by their judges to assess their movement and behaviour in walk, trot and canter.
The classes will be divided into two sections, the first of which is open to four- year- old registered ponies, with no restriction on rider’s age.The jumping height in this class will not exceed 80cm. Ponies placed in the first five places will also qualify for the Irish Connemara Green Hunter Final at Clifden show, the first of two chances to do so, the other being at Corrandulla show later in the month.
The Search for a Star, five-year- olds division is open to five-year- old registered ponies, again with no restriction on rider’s age. This category will follow the same format as the four-year-old division with ponies being required to jump 90cms.
The Search for a Star Championship is open to first and second placed ponies from both classes. The Champion and Reserve Champion will then qualify for the Supreme Ridden Championship.
The show committee are encouraging UK ponies to come over and compete to see how they fair against the Irish ponies. There is stabling available on site and evening entertainment has been arranged for the Saturday night down the road with free finger food and music.
Make a Day of it
This is a great chance for horsey and non-horsey folk to have a look at our native ponies in action. There is no entrance fee on the day and the venue is 5 minutes off the N11. It’s a lovely day out for folk looking to do something different on the June Bank Holiday Saturday. The show would not be a success without the kind support from this years key sponsors: Deloitte, Horsefirst, Native Pony Magazine, Gain, Horseware, Equinet, Ireland’s Horse and Pony, Brightwells, Dodds Pharmacy, Jean McClancy, Mackey Ireland, Noel Noonan, Nupafeed, Oldmill Stud, The Connemara Pony Company, Thornbrook Stud, TRI Ireland and www.scartsergeant.com.
The Mackey Equestrian Irish Pony Club Championships were held in brilliant sunshine on Saturday April 30th at Crecora Lodge, home of the Furnell family in Co Limerick. Hunter Trials are quite definitely one of the fun competitions that The Irish Pony Club holds each year. This lovely location was host to 429 young members representing a total of 36 branches, in four major competitions. This course at Crecora Lodge is home turf for the Limerick branch of The Irish Pony Club and they were out in force to help the organising national committee make the day a memorable one.
Charles Owen Teams of Three
The course could be best described as a flowing one with challenges for the rider in that control and skill were a necessary factor, 22 fences of varying difficulties, combinations at angles that needed careful and controlled riding, not easy to achieve with teams of three riders. There were two knock able fences numbers 14 and 17 that were to determine the outcome of the team championship. In an effort to increase the numbers in this, the main championship there was a change of age eligibility, it had the desired effect with 49 teams contesting, 25 branches in their distinctive colours riding to claim this prestigious team cup. There was not one clear round on the final result sheet, two teams had an elusive 5 penalties, Duhallow and North Kilkenny Red, clear in all other areas, water, stone fences beautifully built, combinations that were designed to catch the unwary, so only time was to separate them. Duhallow Hunt Branch of Timothy Barnby, Kate O Donovan, and Edmund Healy were victorious in a time of 4. 13 bringing glory to Duhallow for the first time in this competition. North Kilkenny Red were second with 4.58 on the score sheet , Michael Brennan, Mary Pat Sullivan and Sadbh Waldron were proud recipients of the blue rosettes. South Union Pink had 10 faults again at the knockables, a time of 4.11. This team were remarkable because they were three sisters, Grace, Adrienne and Alice Copithorne, all seasoned hunting people delighted to accept the yellow ribbons. Kilkenny Lions, Laois Blue and Wexford Gold came in the 4th,fifth and sixth slots.
Mackey Ireland Senior Pairs Championships.
Ten Senior Pairs took on the course next with again the knockable fences being the big deterrent to the elusive clear round. Galway Mid County, again a branch for the first time enjoying success at this level came in first with a time of 3.49 and 5 faults. The recipients of The Eoin Kehoe Cup were Laura Kaar and Cillian Ryan. Warrington Blue’s final tally was 10 faults and 4.1 8 on the clock, enough for second, followed by Laois Blue one second behind, West Waterford, Clare and Louth filling the other slots.
The Carr and Day Junior Pairs Championships.
135 pairs fought hard to win the Sarah Miller Trophy on a course modified to the required height, again flowing but designed to improve riding skills and experience in pairs. There was some fine riding to be seen here with excellent turn out of both horse and riders. South Galway were to be the name on the trophy for the first time having the clear that had eluded so many before, their time was 3.55. Keely Farrell and Michelle Staunton were this team’s members. Ciara Tyrell and Emer Hegarty, clear, time 5.02 for the Kildare branch followed in second, Loughlin Hogan and Pat Byrne from Kilkenny filled the third slot. Kilkenny Red, Scarteen Black and Limerick Yellow came in 4th, 5th and 6th.
This was a day where the traditional skills of Pony Club members were to be seen in abundance with lots of fun in the mix, a good course, wonderful weather and good organisation made for a memorable Championships. The addition of our long association with sponsor Mackey Ireland gave an extra boost to these Championships.The prize giving ceremonies were a joyous affair with the array of very valuable prizes on offer. We look forward to returning to Crecora next year. 2012.
Primary Dressage
1 Jenny Darley Feel No Shame Ashbrook
2 Eimear O’Rourke FCD Something Special Ashbrook
3 Sarah O’Neill Samantha Boyneside
4 Jane Averill Moneybo Black Jack Ashbrook
5 Laura Costello Manhatton Rock Solid Kilrainey
6 Barbara Redmond Archie Drynam
Dressage – AP
1 Nicola Barrett Katie Drynam
2 Mary Duff Collenmore Class Castlehill
3 Sharon Bennett Quiet Confidance Broadmeadows
4 Patricia Leonard Gullivars Travels Killossery
5 Ruth Clinton Oscar Castle hill
6 Martina Towell Sparkalark Cheval
Dressage – Inter
1 Gerry O’Byrne Goldmine Cheval
2 Gerry Kenny Joker Milsetone Lodge
3 Mags Aughney FCD Something Special Ashbrook
4 Dearbhaile Fitzsimons Eirn Son of Mable Ashbrook
=5 Deidre Arthur McBee Broadmeadows
=5 Jenny Crowley Black Ard Will Ashbrook
Dressage – AI
1 Margo Monaghan Samar Callaigstown
2 John Gavin FCD Touch of Class Ashbrook
3 Edel King Renkum Black Magic Tara Hill
4 Jane Whitaker Ambrose Copperfield
5 Claudine Kerr Tequila Cheval
6 Eithna O’Hanrahan Jo Jo Dundalk
Dressage – Open
1 Michael Moore Guaranteed Gold Ashbrook
2 Bernie Foley Smart Coin Cheval
3 Louise Duffy Assesed Castlehill
4 Louise Duffy Silverback Castlehill
5 Jane Bolton Killough Benedict Broadmeadows
Dressage – Young Horse
1 Lisa Kennedy Pembroke Life on Mars Killossery
2 Jackie Layng Killagha Star King Killossery
DERBY
Derby Primary
1 Sarah Kileen Ashsar Diamond Flight Boyneside
2 Patricia Leonard Gulllivers Travels ?
Derby – Advanced Primary
1 Noel Cullen Petite Danielle Milestone Lode
2 Barbara Mackey Kali Ashbrook RC
3 Rachael Switzer Jameson Joker Cheval
4 Mags Aughney FCD Something Special Ashbrook RC
5 Sarah Richradson Red Square Eight Boyneside
6 Christina Mullan Swan View Mirah Cheval
Derby – Intermediate
1 Sarah Burke William Milestone
2 Mary Harkness Toby Killossery
3 Vincent Doyle Muirin Cavallo
4 Bernie Foley Smart Coin Cheval
5 Emma Flood Diamond Fantasia Castlehill
6 Deirdre Arthur McBee Broadmeadows
Derby Novice B
1 Lisa Kennedy Pembroke Life on Mars Killossery
2 Martin O’Brien Fingal
3 Fionnuala O’Reilly Carraigh Rua Tara Hill
4 Linda Manning Sammy Killossery
Derby – AI
1 Laura Snow Solsboro Silver Pearl Drynam
2 Marnie Crerar Daddy Long Legs Boyneside
3 John Gavin FCD Touch of Class Ashbrook
4 Jennifer Cowley Black Ard Wil Ashbrook
5 Sophie Marks Catch 22 Drynam
WORKING HUNTER
Working Hunter – Novice
1 Sonia O’Brien A Boss Calliaghstown
2 Mary Duff Collenmore Class Castle Hill
3 Tracey McKeown Cotton Sox Castle Hill
4 Una McGettigan Tonlagee Two for Joy Copperfield
5 Sarah Richradson Red Square Eight Boyneside
6 Barbara Mackey Kali Ashbrook
Working Hunter – Inter
1 Jane Richardson Zanadu Boyneside
2 Claire Sherwin Feidhlim Kilronan
3 Maria Mulligan Fort Apache Dundalk
4 Emma McQuaile French Tiffany Castle Hill
5 Mags Brannigan Father of Four Ashbrook
6 Catherine Slevin Broadmeadows
Working Hunter – Open
1 Louise Duffy Silverback CastleHilll
2 John Gavin FCD Touch of Class Ashbrook
3 Aileen Bradish Blanc et Noir Cheval
4 Jennifer Cowley Black Ard Will Ashbrook
Working Hunter – Inter B
1 Martin King Paul’s Fancy Milestone Lodge
2 Fionnuala O’Reilly Carraigh Rua Tara Hill
Working Hunter Champion
Louise Duffy Silverback Castlehill
Working Hunter Reserve Champion
Sonia O’Brien A Boss Calliaghstown