The Irish Quarter Horse Association Limited

Saturday, June  8th 2013  – Launch of the IQHA Youth Team development programme.  This is a full day of clinics.  This will be the start of the plans for heading to the Youth World Cup event in Texas in April 2014.   It is an opportunity to be assessed and coached.  Potential new riders and Novice riders should attend and participate.  The cost is €30  (Thirty Euro) and will be held at Fosey Mountain Ranch – Call Mick Lacumbre  087 231 6591 or Derek O’Byrne White 086 083 0267.

Sunday, the 16th June 2013 – HSI Western Riding Clinic with Bruce Lawrence – Level 4 WES Instructor at Ballinteskin Farm, Co. Wicklow.  Call Aileen at HSI  045 854530

Saturday the 29th of June 2013 – Horse Sport Ireland Reigning and Western Summer Show at Kilnamanagh Stables, Co. Wicklow.   Western Showmanship, Horsemanship, Trail, Reining, Barrel Racing and more –  Judge Ms. Mickey Hegg .  Starts at 10:00am.  Contact Aileen  on 045 854530

Saturday July 6th 2013  – Rideout at Fosey Mountain Ranch – Call Mick Lacumbre  087 231 6591

Saturday and Sunday – July 20th and 21st 2013  – At Drumcoura City – This is preparation for the IQHA Championships.   It is a must attend for anyone wanting to be on the Youth Team Panel.  You can earn points from IQHA High Points Awards and HSI League.  The workshop is ideal for those looking to do instructor exams to be held later on in the year by HSI.   Bob Mayhew will run the workshop in the morning and  the Clinic in the afternoon on Saturday.

There will also be a  Trail Ride at 4:00PM on Saturday leaving from Drumcoura City

On Sunday there will be an open breed show that will be IQHA judged by Bob Mayhew – Call Derek O’Byrne White  on  086 083 0267

Friday – August 16th  2013 – David Gray – Pre Show Clinic at Drumcoura City – Call Derek O’Byrne White on 086 083 0267

Saturday and Sunday – August 17th and 18th 2013 – THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS will be held at Drumcoura City – Joe Hayes will be judging the  IQHA Championship under the guidlines of the AQHA .  The Championshipsn are open to all Breeds and you must present your horse’s passport to enter a competition - Call Derek O’Byrne White 086 083 0267

Sunday – September 8th 2013  – Rideout at Lonesome Dove Ranch, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo – Call Mousey Jinks 086 607 1336

November 2013 – Date to be announced – IQHA   AGM  and Dinner Dance

Past Eevents in 2013

Sunday,  the 28th April 2013 – Horse Sport Ireland will be hosting a competition judged by Mick Carder at Mullaghmore Co. Monaghan.  Please see the HSI  web site for details (see link on our website)  or contact Aileen Cartwright on 045 854 530

13th and 14th April  2013    International Western Show at Drumcoura City, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

sponsored by IQHA.   This show is open to all breeds.   Contact  Derek O’Byrne White  086 083 0267

See Patterns for the show  Drumcoura patterns

Please see additional Patterns for the show:Reining Pattern 8, versatilitypattern,

15th April 2013 Bob Mayhew Clinic at Drumcoura City, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

sponsored by Horse Sport Ireland.  Contact Aileen Cartwright  045 854530

RIDEOUT  DATES in 2013

5th May  2013                         Rideout at Fox River Ranch

Contact Mick Morris on 087 270 2967

6th July 2013                         Overnight Rideout at  Fosey Mountain Ranch

Contact Mick Lacumbre

20th July 2013  Rideout at Drumcoura City

8th September 2013            Rideout at Lonsesome Dove Ranch

Contact Mousey Jinks

The AQHA will be hosting a Youth Championship (under 18) in Texas in  June 2014.  Over 20 Countries are committed to attending with a team.   A team consists of 5 riders and a Trainer.  The Americans will be supplying the horses.  For those youth members interested, please conatct Ron Weisz on 087 648 5830

BELOW PLEASE FIND PAST EVENTS

Joe Hoey has organised the last rideout of the year to be held at Piperstown Equestrian Centre at Drogheda, Co. Louth.  The facility is between Drogheda and Dundalk.   The cost is €20.00 and the trail ride is expected to be between 2-3 hours.

The date is the 21st day of October 2012 and the time is 12:00 noon.    Please contact Joe Hoey for further details on 086 665 0955

WES training for Level  One Exams are being given on the 15th October 2012

WES training for Level Two Exams are being given on the 16th October 2012

There will be no exams given this year however, this training will be the foundation for taking the Exams in 2013.

Venue: Mullingar Equestrian Centre

Please contact Aileen Cartwright at Horse Sport Ireland for booking    Tel.  No.  045 854530

The Irish Quarter Horse Association will be featured with two slots per day starting on the 15th of August to the 19th of August at the Dublin Horse Show.   This is the first time that the IQHA has been given the opportunity to make such a presentation.  Thanks to the hard work of Derek O’Byrne White, he has secured the services of David Gray from the UK who will be travelling to Drumcoura City for two days with two of his Quarter Horses and will then head to Dublin to present the show along with our own IQHA Youth Member, Cody Lecumbre, who will be roping the RDS Mascot.   Derek is also taking the mechanical cow “Norman” to the RDS to add to the excitement of showing how cow work is done on horseback.   All IQHA Members should come and support this event and hopefully we can attract some new Members to IQHA as well as introducing people to Western Riding.  AQHA is providing all the literature for handouts to potential Members.    With some luck, we may even receive some television exposure.

These Trail Rides are the Irish Section of AQHA’s 2012 Worldwide RIDE programme of Leisure Trail Rides.  Visit www.aqha.com >RIDING> ON THE TRAIL>TRAIL RIDE SCHEDULE  to view the worldwide calendar of events. Click on any Red entry which is interactive for full details of that event.

June 3rd  – Fox River Ranch  – Organised by Mick Morris

July 14th – Drumcoura City – Organised by Ron Weisz

September 2nd – Lonesome Dove Ranch – Organised by Mousey Jinks

October 21st – Piperstown Equestrian Centre – Organised by Joe Hoey

The annual Trail Ride with trail leader, Mousey Jinks, at his Lonesome Dove Ranch will be held on the 2nd of September 2012.  This is the trail ride not to be missed.  It features breathtaking views of the beach at Mullaghmore going through the sand dunes and crossing streams.  It is a challenging trail ride and is for intermediate to advanced riders only.  The cost is €20.00 per rider and there is always great grub produced by Fiona for the weary riders when they return to the Lonesome Dove Ranch.  Contact Mousey on 086 607 1336 for further information.