THE 2013 Committee

Fleur Creed District Commissioner

Karen Sinnott Secretary

Marita Bailey Treasurer & Show Jumping

Ruth Daunt Camp Secretary & B Test

Rosemary Doyle Minimus

Trish Carton U10 Representative

Helen D’Eathe Derby Day Fundraiser

Lisa Dunne C Test & Children’s Officer

Hilary Johnson Tethrathlon

Eleanor Montague Games Representative, D/D+ Rallies & Children’s Officer

May Moran Safety Officer

Trish O’Connor Shop

Liam O’Leary C+ Test & Safety Officer

Jenny Pim Road Safety Test

Instructors Jillie Rogers, Liseanne Kearns, Claire Byrne, Helen Sweeney, Edwina O’Connor.

Christina Kavanagh, Lisa O’Kane, Karen Sinnott, Aine O’Brien, Lucia Redmond, Jill Spring

Fiona Cloke

Asst Instructor Ruairi Craven

Games Coach Nora Harpur, Paul Flood, Helen D’Eathe, Eleanor Montague & Liam O’Leary

None of these activities in The Island Hunt Pony Club would have been possible

without the hard work and dedication, given on a voluntary basis. A big welcome to

all our new members, we hope you have found your first year to be an enjoyable

experience and look forward to all our members rejoining in 2014.

2014 Application forms are available on our website www.islandponyclub.ie

All comments and suggestions are welcome, please don't be shy as we need help to

get 2014 up and running and be as successful as 2013

NOVEMBER 2013

Hunt Island IRISH PONY CLUB

Hunter Trial Championship

Hunter Trial season this

year didn’t really

happen as many

organised events

including our own were

cancelled due to bad

weather, despite this

minor fact Laura

Horan, Jane Hogg and

Katie McGuinness

came 3rd in Teams of

Three. Ruairi Craven

and Daniel Kelly came

4th in Senior pairs and

Robin Doyle came 5th

in the Consolation Pairs

FRIENDSHIP FUN

SPORT

The Island Hunt

Pony Club is

growing in numbers

and activities with

something for

everyone including

friends, hacks,

lessons, camp,

17 members headed to the Eventing

Championships in Tattersalls in August

of this year which in itself was enough

to put the Islands on the map but when

Ruairi Craven came home having come

first in the Championship and the Red

Mills League it certainly made the club

proud

The Irish National Mounted games

Championships were held over three

days in Barnadown for the third year in a

row. The Islands entered 6 teams in

total, 1 senior, 3 junior and 2 under

10….a record yet

A Year in History 2013

Eventing Championships Mounted Games Championships

Yours in sport

Fleur Creed

District Commissioner

The Islands had a 100%

success rate this year with

all Pony Club Tests.

Groups were formed for

each test and provided

with an instructor to work

with them in the weeks /

months leading up to the

test, including lessons in

and out of the saddle.

Rallies were well attended

with 39 kids on Friday

nights during the months

of May.

D Test : Isobel Shulte,

Katie Cullen, Kerri

McDonald , Niamh

O’Leary

D+ Test: James Aylward,

Dinion Carton, Catrion

Doyle, Aoife Dunne,

Maria Dunne, Martha

Dunne, Kellie Doyle

D+ Test: Owen Doyle,

Emily Downey, Chloe

Hall-Malloy, Chloe

Hendrix, Allanah Kelly,

Amy Lambert, Sita

Malone, Hannah Mooney,

Vickie Mooney, Honour

Mooney, Aoise Meyler,

Ciara Nolan, Ciara Nolan,

Ciara Kelly , Susanna

O’Dowd, Sarah Whelan,

Nathan Bolton, James

Cullen, Charlie Dunne,

Ben Ivory, Matt Sinnott,

John McGuinness, Daragh

Montague

C Test: Glen Carton,

Susannah Doyle, Sarah

Dunne, Jessica Kinsella,

Lucia Merrigan, Orla

Montague, Niamh

O’Connor, Charlotte

Stammers, Killian Creed,

Ryan McDonald, Padraig

Moran, Aodan O’Leary

Its not all about competition

Fun...in the saddle….and out!

TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO RIDE AND TO LEARN TO ENJOY ALL KINDS OF SPORT CONNECTED WITH HORSES AND

RIDING

From the youngest

member to the oldest

member………..

Each year social activities

have taken place for all to

get to know one another

out of the saddle

TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF SPORTSMAN-SHIP, CITIZENSHIP AND LOYALTY, THEREBY CULTIVAT-

ING STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND SELF-DISCIPLINE.

National & International

ICE SKATING

Three families travelled

to Badminton Horse

Trials for a trip that

provided memories

carved in their minds

forever.

This year we are

planning a trip for our

older members for a

week at The Talland

International School of

Equitation, UK.

BADMINTON

RALLIES & LESSONS

Show Jumping has not

been the strongest aspect

of the club over the last

number of years however

this year following

intensive Show Jumping

lessons in Barnadown we

sent 3 Robbie Bailey

Teams (Junior) and 1 John

Ledingham team

(Intermediate), all did

extremely well with one of

the Robbie Bailey Teams

(Glen Carton, Sarah

Dunne, Lucia Merrigan &

Sebastian Pim) coming 4th

but unfortunately the first

3 teams qualified for the

championship….look out

2014!!

17 members headed to

the Eventing

Championships in

Tattersalls in August of

this year which in itself

was enough to put the

Islands on the map but

when Ruairi Craven

came home having

come first in the

Championship and the

Red Mills League it

certainly made the club

proud

Intermediate Individual

1st Ruairi Craven

Junior Individual

4th Laura Horan

AREA QUALIFIER

The Islands hosted the

Dressage, Combined

Training and Show

Jumping Classic Area

Qualifier for the

Championships this

year at Barnadown. We

also held clear round

show jumping and a

derby for club

members.

ROBBIE BAILEY &

JOHN LEDINGHAM

INTERNATIONAL

The Islands were well

represented at an

international level with

mounted games

Shrewsbury, England :

Anna Flood & Ciaran

O’Leary

Scotland : Anna Flood

Northern Ireland :

Muireann Carton &

Patrick Cullen

MOUNTED GAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS

U10 3rd – A Final: Chloe, Dinion, Ellen, Daragh & Matt

U10 2nd – B Final: Katie, Kerrie, Maisie, & Niamh

Junior 6th – A Final: Aoife. Orla, Aodan, Killian & Padraig

Junior 5th – C Final: Aoife, Ellen, Hannah, Vickie & James

Senior 5th – B Final: Anna, Muireann, Orla, Ciaran & Patrick

TATTERSALLS

EVENTING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tethrathlon is a sport of

four disciplines ;

Swimming, Running,

Shooting & Cross

Country. Well done to all

involved to getting the

Tethrathlon up and

running once again, in

particular Hilary Johnson

and Victor Horan for their

hours of dedication and to

Floods for providing the

shooting range.

Girls Team: Niamh Buttle,

Jane Hogg, Laura Horan &

Katie McGuinness

Boys Team: Glen Carton,

Robin Doyle & Robin

Doyle

Lets get the Competition Started

‘Thanks for a great day yesterday

don’t know how you got through such

a huge entry so smoothly with all

stewards so helpful and friendly’

Wicklow

Courtesy of Michael

Lacy, Monomalin ,

Chapmans, Glandoran

and Ballycanew Riding

Club the Islands started a

SJ and Dressage League

on Friday nights ranging

from Cross Pole on the

ground up to a metre for

the older and braver.

Proved to be very

successful at €5 per

double round of SJ and €5

per dressage test. A BBQ

for all was held on the

final night courtesy of the

club to thank all the

parents for their help at

the One Day Event the

previous week in

Glandoran

LESSONS, JUMPING, DRESSAGE, GAMES, CROSS

COUNTRY, STABLE MANAGEMENT, BBQ……WATER FIGHT……FRIENDSHIPS FORMED FOR

LIFE!!!!

Summer Camp

“I LEARNED SO MUCH IN CAMP WEEK”

SUMMER LEAGUE

The Pony Club

Minimus Competition

is a Triathlon made up

of Swimming, Running

and Cross Country.

Two teams and

respective families

headed to Cork for the

weekend, despite one

family getting lost and

spending the Friday

night in their lorry at a

petrol station and the

running times being

compromised ….the

kids had a ball and went

home with a real sense

of achievement.

Team: Sarah ,

Susannah, Aodan &

Killian

Team: Ellen, Libby,

Padraig & Ryan

MINIMUS

GLANDORAN

ONE DAY EVENT

C+ Test: Niamh Buttle,

Muireann Carton, Anna

Flood, Doireann Ryan,

Gabby Stammers, Glen

Carton, Patrick Cullen,

Sean O’Connor, Ciaran

O’Leary

B Test: Niamh Craven,

Rachael O’Dowd, Ailbhe

O’Leary,

The ODE is the clubs one

major fundraising event

each year and this years

was a roaring success due

to all parents and members

pulling out the stops.

Glandoran was full of

helpers on the Friday night

beforehand and also on the

day of the event itself. We

have lots of complements

and thank you’s

Junior

3rd Jane Hogg

3rd Laura Bailey

4th Fergal Grannell

6th Anna Flood

Under 12

1st Georgina Herrling

2nd Chloe Hendrix

3rd Georgina Herrling

4th Aoife Dunne

5th Sarah Dunne

6th Ellen Creed

TETHRATHLON

Courtesy of Adams,

Ballycanew we held a One

Day Event purely for our

youngest members. Yet

again a wonderful day was

had by all and yet again we

were blessed by the

weather. The day was

perfect for the younger

members as they were

given all the time and

attention they needed for

what was their first One

Day Event for many

Founded in 1956, The Island Hunt Branch of the Irish Pony Club

aims to offer a range of equestrian activities to cater both for the

competitive and non-competitive rider with emphasis at all times

on good sportsmanship and fair play.

A first but definitely not a

last……. A two day camp

which took place during

the Halloween break.

Activities included

coaching from Mark

Devitt, coach of the U17

Irish MGA Team who are

the 2013 Europeon

Champions. Other

Activities: Swimming,

Tennis, Table Tennis, Air

Hockey, Soccer Table &

Board games

The year started with

McGuires Annual Charity

Ride which raised €248 for

Gorey Hospice. Over 30

members enjoyed their

adventure through

McGuires farm land and

cross country, river and

ditches. A wonderful way

to finish the holiday season

over tea, coffee and a chat

in the barn

This years Club Derby

& BBQ was hosted by

Floods, Enniscorthy

and organised by Helen

D’Eathe as always a

great way to get the

summer going! For the

past two years it has

proved to be a very

sociable day followed

by a family BBQ in the

evening. This year’s

Derby was in aid of the

Tethrathlon which

raised over €700. The

club now have enough

funds to purchase two

rifles and get the

Islands back into the

Tethrathlon competition

after many years

HALLOWEEN GAMES CAMP

U10 ONE DAY EVENT

MCGUIRES CHARITY

RIDE

DERBY DAY

There were 3 Mini Midi

Maxi’s organised,

unfortunately the

Christmas one had to be

cancelled due to bad

weather, luckily that was

not to be the trend for

2013. Mid Term Mini

Midi Maxi in Barnadown

proved a great success as

was the Easter one

organised by Alice Bowler

and hosted by Floods,

Enniscorthy in aid of Street

Children of Bucharest

raising €435

BEACH RIDE

Family Social Night took

place in Enniscorthy

Rugby Club in the form of

a Table Quiz was a great

opportunity for all to thank

John Craven & Ruth

Sommerville for their

years at the helm of the

Islands. €700 was raised

for Our Lady of Fatima

Special School, Wexford

TABLE QUIZ

Wexford is full of

spectacular beaches and

you can-not beat the taste

of salt air and freedom of

the open beach and

exploring the sand dunes

on a fresh spring day. The

excitement in the air was

palpable and the day was

not for the faint hearted.

….but fun was had by all.

MINI MIDI MAXI

TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN RIDING AND HORSEMANSHIP, AND TO INSTIL IN MEMBERS THE PROPER CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS.