Friary Riding Club

31/01/2025

Upon request from some of our members extra sessions have now been added 🙌🙌🙌 many thanks to AIRC West Midlands for facilitating this.

28/01/2025

The Association is delighted to announce an upcoming webinar featuring two esteemed professionals in the equine industry: Scott Rawson and Marita O'Loughlin.

You can find details on the website at this link - https://airc.ie/bit-fitting-webinar/

Bitfit.ie

27/01/2025

🌟 Save the Date! 🌟

AIRC West Midlands are thrilled to announce two upcoming events you won't want to miss!

Rider Align – Sunday, 16th March
Get ready to enhance your riding skills with the help of the Equisimulator!

Showing Clinic – Sunday, 27th April
Join us for an in-depth clinic to polish your showing techniques and shine in the ring!

📅 Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details coming your way soon!

20/01/2025

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The perfect way to spend a bank holiday Monday, to prep for our spring showjumping league and to have some fun with horses!

Booking is available on Clonshire Hopoti, spaces limited 💚

15/01/2025

Upcoming AIRC bit fitting webinar!

The Association is delighted to announce an upcoming webinar featuring two esteemed professionals in the equine industry: Scott Rawson and Marita O'Loughlin.

11/01/2025

Remember to download the AIRC app which will store your digital membership card that you need to attend AIRC events: https://airc.ie/card/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0ESMkG5KE8ZNg1uqHBh3IN4uIYoJbuYranEOEqrLke26RHjF9cS2_JLN0_aem_6viPRxaAuFfTUML4V_4d0Q

Download our new AIRC Membership Online app to access your Membership Card. It’s free and available for both iOS and Android devices.

09/01/2025

The list of dressage tests for this year’s AIRC National Championships has been confirmed.

07/01/2025

As we deal with the inclement weather, make sure your horse continues to have:

1. Access to fresh water 💧💧💧- top tips:
- keep water tepid if possible to reduce the risk of colic. Buying pond heaters is a good way to reduce frozen water in troughs!
- no electricity near your troughs? You can buy flotation balls for your troughs which horses can use to break up the ice easier
- long-term planning: watch where direct sunlight hits the ground for the longest in winter and move your troughs to that location in Springtime!

2. access to forage - top tips:
- horses digest fibre via a process of fermentation in the caecum that generates lots of heat which is the main way that helps keep horses warm naturally in the winter
- older horses or horses with poor dental health may struggle to forage through the snow to find grass
- even if they are turned out 24/7, make sure they have ample forage in the form of hay during heavy snowfall to ensure they can continue to trickle feed and stay warm!

3. freedom of movement - top tips:
- movement is very important for circulatory and metabolic health
- horses do less damage when the ground is frozen versus wet weather
- even having turnout on areas of hardstanding can make a big difference to horses who would otherwise be stabled. An area of 100 square metres per horse is ideal to avoid fighting or accidents
- limited on options? Even if you cannot ride safely in this weather, even taking your horse out for a walk in-hand or doing groundwork in-hand can be very beneficial for them :)

06/01/2025

Ever wanted to join a riding club but don't have a horse to ride? Friary Riding Club will be organising events regularly for non-riding members throughout the year!
For more information, go to https://itsplainsailing.com/org/friaryrc or email the club secretary at [email protected] if you have any queries!

02/01/2025

🩺 Equine First Aid 💉

Date: 11th January 2025
Venue: Kildare, Ireland

This is a full day fast paced clinic covering the fundamentals of first aid. Working hands on with the horses, you will learn to take vital signs, recognize pain in the horse, detect colic, and participate in lots of bandaging in realistic scenarios! All attendees receive a first aid reference booklet.

The qualification provides extremely high standards of training at competitive fees to equip Owners/Therapists for medial emergencies and common ailments.
By training in equine first aid, even if you chose another equine related career, the knowledge and skills you will have learned are an instant advantage when applying for jobs; employers are keen to have people who can multi-task within their team of horse professionals.

For more information please email [email protected] or to enrol go to:
https://www.equied.com/product/equine-first-aid/

01/01/2025

Wishing all our current and previous members health happiness and joy with our horses in 2025.

21/12/2024

Have you ever thought about getting to know your local equestrian community? Why not look at joining Friary Riding Club? The annual membership fee is €70 for riding members and €35 for non-riding members - find out more here: https://itsplainsailing.com/org/friaryrc