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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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!
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.
We hope you all survived the terrible weather that we had at the weekend…let’s hope the worst is behind us, but the forecast for later in the week isn’t good unfortuantely.
We’re delighted to announce the winner of our latest web site competition to win a Mackey Ireland Lugnaquilla Plus Turnout Rug. Our lucky winner is Marian Walsh from Tipperary. Well done Marian!
Keep checking back by our web site as we’ll have another great competition soon!
With a high neck design to keep your horse super warm and cosy, this heavy weight turnout rug features a 1680 Denier Ballistic Outer for extreme durability, is fully waterproof & breathable and features 300g of Filling.
We’re delighted to announce that the winners of our latest web site competition were Avril Mackarel and Ray Bennet! Avril has won herself a pair of fabulous Mackey Ireland Willow Boots and Ray has won a pair of Mackey Ireland Ash boots.
The Mackey Ireland Willow Boot is the perfect boot for anyone with a passion for the outdoors this winter. Featuring a top draw string fastening and leather tassel to the rear, the Willow is a stunningly fashionable leather boot that combines comfort with style.
For a really good quality boot at a great price, the Mackey Ireland Ash jodhpur boot ticks all the boxes. Available in a wide range of sizes, the Ash boot features a leather upper and rubber sole, for day long comfort.
We’re delighted to announce that the lucky winner of our fantastic prize of a Wintec 500 All Purpose Saddle is Pete Hughes from Wexford!
The Wintec 500 All Purpose Saddle is ideal for pleasure riding or participating in multiple disciplines, featuring a slightly deeper seat which offers greater support and enables a strong balanced rider position. Well done Pete!
Check out our new competition where our lucky winners will win gorgeous Mackey Ireland boots.
Equilibrium Products,the company built upon a philosophy of helping you to take better care of your horses, recently ran a competition on the Eventing Ireland web site to win a Massage Pad from the Equilibrium Therapy range. The response was fantastic – it seems that lots of people are really keen to experience the benefits that Massage Therapy can bring to their horses!
And the lucky winner was Fidelma Clare from Wexford. Well done Fidelma! We hope that you, and most likely your horses, will really enjoy many therapeutic massages in the seasons to come. For more information on the Equilibrium Therapy Massage Pad, click here.
Kildare rider Padraig Murphy opened his account at the National Young Rider Championships on Friday 20th August in style with a win in the opening Derby class, the 1m Derby.
With prizes In Kind sponsored very generously by Mackey Ireland Murphy produced a fantastic display to collect both first and second in the opening contest.? Riding Pat Murphy?s Eamon Oige, Padraig beat his own time by a massive six seconds on the 8 Year Old mare.? However, Murphy?s luck did not stop there as he also collected second place in the ?250 class.? He received a Mackey Ireland Jacket and Cap also following his performance.
One of the most hotly contested classes of the whole weekend came in the 1.10m Derby where eventual Leading Young Rider of the show, Conall McLoughlin also stole first and second place.? The Longford rider had a fantastic weekend where he took several high places throughout the show culminating in a win in the 1.30m Championship Final on Sunday and was then crowned National Young Rider Champion.
McLoughlin riding Zi-Zodine produced a marvellous clear round in a time of 100.45 to take the victory just ahead of his second mount WKD Fortunate Lady in a time of 104.54.? Third of the 46 starters was Aimee Lucinda Wood with Ballinamurragh Millie in a time of 104.78.
While in the final Derby class of the afternoon Gemma Drennan produced by far the most spectacular individual performance of the afternoon.? With the course staying the same for each of the Derby classes, Kilkenny rider Drennan riding her own God?s Gift thrashed every other time of the day to stop the clocks in an amazing 91.42.? They were almost 15 seconds clear of the eventual second place Robert Harrison and Nice Girl Sally with a time of 104.18 while Mili McIntyre and Uptown Girl slotted into third place in 122.66.
