Virtual dressage

competition returns

THE Irish Pony Club has announced it is running a Hallowe’en National virtual dressage competition for Irish Pony Club members, hosted by CGP Equestrian. Entries will be open on the Irish Pony Club ‘Its Plain Sailing’ page between 9am on Monday, October 14th and 11.59pm on Wednesday, November 6th. Videos of dressage tests should be submitted via the CGP Equestrian website according to the instructions provided at cgpequestrian.ie/how-to-enter/. They will be judged by listed dressage judges, who will give useful feedback, which will help riders to improve in the future. Classes are at Introductory, DI Preliminary, DI Novice and DI Elementary dressage levels. Members can ride more than one dressage test, at more than one level, on more than one pony (with no age or H/C restrictions).

If members are interested in being considered for an IPC dressage team in 2025, they are encouraged to attempt The (UK) Pony Club tests at UK Pony Club Novice, Intermediate or Open level, which were used at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2024. Entries are €15. The dressage tests for the National Dressage virtual dressage competition are available on the IPC website on the Dressage page under the ‘Activities’ tab at irishponyclub.ie and also on the CGP Equestrian website.

Area 17 keen to qualify

FOLLOWING the success of the first Barrier Spring Festival held in Northern Ireland at Castle Irvine, Necarne, in late March this year, members of Branches of Area 17 of The Pony Club are now setting their sights on qualifying for the 2025 Festival at the Co Fermanagh estate.

The Barrier Spring Festival is a competition series in arena eventing, dressage and show jumping with levels for every competitive member of the organisation. In arena eventing, the fence heights are set at 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and 1m levels. Dressage competitions run from Preliminary PC70 level.