​Here are the results from leg 4 of our Winter League, the D-TREC Competition that was held on Sunday 18th February 2018 at Cashelane Stud, Durrus, Co. Cork

Novice Level
1st Pearl (Anna Polly); 2nd Sia (Mary Creedon); 3rd Derrivara Isabella (Christina Doyle); 4th Chess (Catherine Devlin)

Intermediate Level
1st Paris II (Siobhán Wolf); 2nd Grace (Shirley Squire); 3rd Flower Power (Marlina Posthuma Quirke); 4th Molly (Elaine Dolan Crowley)

Open Level
1st Paddy (Annie O'Neill); 2nd Templebready Poppy (Lorea O'Sullivan)

The results file can be downloaded by clicking on the link here: Results D-TREC 18.02.18

It was our first time using the new tests written by Frances and Bastian, and they rode well.  Many thanks to Cashelane Stud for the use of their wonderful facilities, to Sally Bolger for judging the dressage movements, to Adèle as Sally's scribe, to judges Megan, Shirley, Annie and Frances, to Bastian as Technical Delegate, and last but not least, to all the competitors and helpers.

Leg 3 of the Winter League was our first competition in January, and it came hot on the heels of the judges training course which was run the week before.  We were delighted to see many of the members who attended the training course use this competition to get in some judging experience while their training was still fresh in their minds.  Congratulations to all the competitors and to Frances for designing the course, her first time as chef de piste. Many thanks to technical delegate Bastian, riders, judges and helpers, and to Pat and Zora for the use of their lovely indoor arena at Caherdaniel, Bantry.  Results as follows:

Level 1 - Novice
1st Pearl (Anna Polly); 2nd Paddy (Julie O'Neill); 3rd Mikaela (Bridget Sheeran); 4th Lady (Tinso)

Level 2 - Intermediate
1st Molly (Elaine Dolan Crowley); 2nd Paris II (Siobhán Wolf); 3rd Ballyphilip Gold (Frances Whooley); 4th; Kildavan Cookie (Judith Perrin)

Level 3 - Advanced
1st Paddy (Annie O'Neill); 2nd Hazel (Kate Sheehan); 3rd Templebready Poppy (Lorea O'Sullivan)

Our next league event (leg 4) will be a D-TREC competition at Cashelane Stud on Feb 18th 2018.

The results of leg 2 of our winter league, which was a Speed TREC competition, are as follows:

Level 1 - Novice
1st - The Dark Raider (Anna Polly); 2nd - Micaela (Bridget Sheeran); 3rd - Kal (Aoife Buckley); 4th - Clyde (Wayne Brealey)

Level 2 - Intermediate
1st - Cookie (Judith Perrin); 2nd - Paris II (Siobhán Wolf); 3rd - Flower Power (Marlina Posthuma-Quirke); 4th - Molly (Elaine Dolan Crowley)

Level 3 - Advanced
1st - Paddy (Annie O'Neill)

Congratulations to all the competitors, including the five riders who rode out of competition at Level 2.  Many thanks to Cashelane Stud for the use of their beautiful arena, and to the organisers, judges and helpers.

Full results can be seen below link here: Results Speed TREC 10-12-17

Our Winter League kicked off to a great start with a PTV competition at Pat Keane's in Caherdaniel just outside Bantry on Sunday 26th November 2017.  The results from this first leg are as follows:

Level 3 - Advanced
1st - Cornflake (Martha Norton); 2nd - Shady (Lucy Murphy)

Level 2 - Intermediate
1st - Grace (Shirley Squire); 2nd - Molly (Elaine Dolan Crowley); 3rd - Walty (Samantha Payne Murphy)

Level 1 - Novice
1st - The Dark Raider (Anna Polly)

Well done to all the riders competed on the day – to the winners, and to those whom were either unplaced or competed out of competition.  It was great to see some new competitors join us for their first time, and we hope to see you again.  Congratulations to Elaine Dolan Crowley for her first outing as chef de piste, and Shirley Squire as TD.  Thanks to everyone for helping to make this competition run smoothly: judges, helpers, riders and spectators, and also to Pat and Zora for letting us use their facilities.  The full results are available to download by clicking on the link here:  Results PTV 26-11-17

The second leg of our winter league will be on 10th December 2017 at Cashelane Stud.

The West Cork TREC Midsummer event this year was a one day three phase event hosted by Lee Valley Equestrian Centre near Crookstown, Co. Cork.  The weather was thankfully dry until the last half an hour when we had some rain during the prize giving.

​Traceurs Adele Connor and Ian Squire took the riders on routes along the little back country roads around the Equestrian Centre, and the higher levels also had some nice off-road riding through a couple of farm tracks, woods and fields courtesy of the neighbouring landowners.  Chef de Piste Annie O'Neill put some of the cross country jumps in the top paddocks to good use in her PTV course.

We would like to thank the following people:

• to Lee Valley Equestrian Centre – Karen and Ger (and their helpers, especially Mike for cutting grass & hedges) – for allowing us to use their venue for the competition
• to the landowners Sean Lally, Connor Buckley, and the O'Riordan family – for allowing us access through their lands
• to our sponsors (Bantry Pet & Equine Shop, Drinagh Eurospar Skibbereen, Fields Supervalu Skibbereen, Brosnans Centra Schull, Brunner Art Schull)
• to Berry for her sandwiches, rolls and cake, and to all who brought in food to share
• to the vet John Hyde, and to Annemarie Cronin
• to the organisers – Bastian (Technical Delegate), Adèle Connor and Ian Squire (Traceurs), Annie O’Neill (Chef de Piste)
• to all the competitors, judges, helpers and parents and everyone who was involved in the competition

Our Level 2a route was also classified as a GB Qualifier for the TREC GB Championships 2017.  Five young riders have qualified for TREC GB as a result and they will be travelling to Wales in September.  Lorea O'Sullivan, Kate Ryan Brouwer and Millie O'Sullivan will compete in the Level 2a Individuals class, while Caoimhe Duggan and Kate Sheehan will compete in the Level 2a Pairs class.  Well done girls, we wish you well.  Here are the results of the GB Qualifier classes:

Results GB Qualifier class - Level 2a Individual:  1st Lorea O'Sullivan (Templebready Poppy); 2nd Kate Ryan-Brouwer (Dáithí); 3rd Millie O'Sullivan (Casey)
Results GB Qualifier class - Level 2a Pairs: 1st Kate Sheehan (Bantry Bluebell) & Caoimhe Duggan (Hugo Boss)


Special congratulations and best wishes must go to the Level 2a Individual winner Fionnuala Solomon.  Fionnuala will be the sole rider representing Ireland at the European Young Riders Championships in France at the end of August and West Cork TREC are extremely proud of her achievements.

Finally, congratulations to all our winners and competitors and we hope to see you again soon.  The results of the West Cork TREC Midsummer 2017 competition are as follows:

Level 2a Individual: 1st Fionnuala Solomon (Chester); 2nd Lorea O’Sullivan (Templebready Poppy); 3rd Kate Ryan Brouwer (Dáithí); 4th Vicky McMullan (Garnagree Duke); 5th Sandra Schmid (Henry); 6th Millie O’Sullivan (Casey)
Level 2a Pairs: 1st Jenni Andrew (Hector) & Martha Norton (Cornflake); 2nd Karen Nicholson (Ebony) & Maunza Heidtke (Penny); 3rd Caoimhe Duggan (Hugo Boss) & Kate Sheehan (Bantry Bluebell)
Level 2 Individual: 1st Patrick Byrne (Amber Sky); 2nd Emma O’Regan (Borrowaddy); 3rd Sheila Winters (Ballyclough Nugget); 4th Liz Burbage (General’s Daughter); 5th Margaret Buckley (Kavanagh); 6th Siobhan Wolf (Paris II)
Level 2 Pairs: 1st Suzanne O’Rourke (Apache) & Natasha O’Rourke (Rio); 2nd Lucy Murphy (Shady) & Jane Capener (Gladys); 3rd Samantha Payne Murphy (Winston) & Jane Finch (Morrigan)
Level 1 Pairs: 1st Margaret Manning (Apachi) & Shirley Squire (Comanche); 2nd Frances Whooley (Ballyphilip Gold) & Elaine Dolan Crowley (Molly); 3rd Marlina Posthuma Quirke (Faerietale Dreams) & Tanja Khosrawi (Teko); 4th Siobhan Ovington (Coolhenry Hanna) & Bobbie Ovington (Piccolo Boy)
Best POR: Patrick Byrne (Amber Sky)
Best MA: Sheila Winters (Ballyclough Nugget)
Best PTV: Suzanne O’Rourke (Apache)
Best Under 16 (Overall): Marlina Posthuma Quirke (Fairietale Dreams)
Best Newcomer (MA/PTV): Marlina Posthuma Quirke (Fairietale Dreams)

The full result files have been uploaded to our website and can be downloaded by clicking on the highlighted names below:
Overall results; POR results; MA results; PTV results

We had a great turnout yet again, with a total of 25 competitors.  Our thanks to Jenni for the use of the facilities and the indoor arena, to Martha, our Chef de Piste for the competition, and to everyone who came on Sunday for a lovely day - riders, judges, helpers and supporters.  Results are as follows:

Novice Level
1st Frances Whooley (Kal)
2nd Jane Finch (Forest)
3rd Elaine Dolan Crowley (Molly) and Sophie Seymour (Morrigan)

Intermediate Level 
1st Lucy Murphy (Shady)
2nd Katie Con O'Sullivan (Casey)
3rd Judith Perrin (Cookie)

Congratulations to our winners, and to each and every one of our competitors.
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The full results can be viewed below.  The Results and League Points Allocation Table files can also be downloaded by clicking on the highlighted name.

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to our PTV competition on Sunday 19th. We had 7 competitors in the Novice class and 11 competitors in the Intermediate class.

Results:
NOVICE CLASS
1st 101 points Jane Finch (Forest)
2nd 99 points Wayne Brealey (Clyde)
3rd 88 points Sophie Seymour (Morrigan)

INTERMEDIATE CLASS
1st place 112 points Amanda Kelleher (Maple)
Joint 2nd place 108 points Sue Parfitt (Jester) and Lucy Murphy (Shady)

The full results can be viewed below.  The Results and the League Table Points Allocation files can also be downloaded by clicking on the highlighted name.

Our thanks to the three judges - Shirley Squire, Adèle Connor & Megan Davies - and to all who helped with all the various jobs on the day. Well done too to Shirley for taking on the role of Chef de Piste and designing her first course.  The general consensus from the riders afterwards was that it was a nice course although there was quite a bit of mounting involved.

We would like to acknowledge that there would have been a few more entries had it not been for the POR training session in Punchestown the day before. It was a long and tiring trip for the six young riders who travelled there and back from Castletownbere & Schull.

Next league date - March 19th - PTV competition @ Bantry Pony Trekking. The Chef de Piste this time will be Martha Norton. Closing date for entries will be Wednesday 15th March.

We had 22 entries for the Speed TREC winter league competition on 15-01-2017, what a fantastic response, thank you.  The competition was divided into two levels – the Novice level had 6 entries, and the Intermediate level had 16 entries.  Congratulations to everyone who took part, it was a great day.  Our thanks to the course builders, judges, helpers and riders, and to Jenni for the use of her venue.

Please see below for a copy of the Results and League Table.  These can also be downloaded by clicking on the highlighted text.

Novice Level
1st Sophie Seymour (Baxter) 2nd Frances Whooley (Kal) 3rd Andrea O'Riordan (Charlie)

Intermediate Level
1st Lorea O'Sullivan (Casper) 2nd Millie O'Sullivan (Casper) 3rd Samantha Payne Murphy (Tetley)
4th Lucy Murphy (Shady) 5th Sue Parfitt (Jester) 6th Jane Capener (Gladys)

Next League Event: February 19th - normal PTV - at Bantry Pony Trekking.

We are delighted to announce the winner of the Summer League 2016 was Sue Parfitt on 26 points.  Sara Gems finished very close behind in second place on 25 points, and in third place on 22 points was Judith Faunch. Fourth place went to Bastian, and tied in fifth place was Elaine Dolan-Crowley and Ellie Horgan.  Congratulations to all our competitors, and a big thank you to our hosts, organisers and helpers.

The Winter League has already started, and the second competition in the league is set for Sunday January 15th 2017 at Bantry Pony Trekking (Jenni & Martha's).  We hope to see you there.​

A total of 29 tests were ridden in this competition, the first leg of our Winter League 2016/2017.  Some of the riders had never ridden in a 20x60 arena before, for some this was their first ever dressage test, and for some this was their first ever experience of D-TREC where obstacles had to be negotiated during the dressage test.  We would like to thank Cashelane Stud for the use of this beautiful venue overlooking Dunmanus Bay, and we hope we shall be able to return again for another competition at a future date.  We would also like to thank dressage judge Pam Franklin and her scribe Angelique; Bastian, Adèle and Ian for judging the TREC obstacles; Nicky for reading so many tests; Tom for photos; Claudia for taking control of the signing in sheets and collecting fees; and all the other helpers and spectators.  Last but not least, a big thank you to the riders and their horses who made this event a wonderful one to watch.

Three grades of test were available, Novice, Intermediate and Open.  A rider entering one level could choose to ride a lower or higher level out of competition, and a number of our members chose to do so.  Our congratulations to the well deserved winners for some riding lovely tests:  
NOVICE 1st Maria Mahony (Rocky) 2nd Sheila Winters (Nugget) 3rd Elaine Dolan Crowley (Molly)
INTERMEDIATE 1st Zora Feurer (Lily) 2nd Shirley Squire (Grace) 3rd Margaret Manning (Apachi)
OPEN 1st Gretta O'Mahony (Robin) 2nd Bastian (Flower) 3rd Johanna Connor (Dippy)

The Results Table and the League Table (points allocation) can be viewed below.  Both tables and the scores for each of the three grades are also available for download, please click on the name of the relevant file:  Results Table, League Table, Novice Test, Intermediate Test, Open Test.

We have not yet set a date for the next league event, but we shall update the calendar once a date has been finalised.

We had a very successful day on Sunday with lots of newcomers trying Speed TREC for the first time.
 
Results
NOVICE - 1st Millie O'Sullivan (Casey); 2nd Lorea O'Sullivan (Blue); 3rd Kate Sheehan (Blue)
INTERMEDIATE - 1st Sara Gems (Bailey); 2nd Johanna Connor (Dippy); 3rd Sue Parfitt (Jester)

The full results are available to view below, or click here to download (pdf).  Well done to all the riders and our thanks to the organisers, judges, helpers and to Jenni and Martha for the venue.  Much appreciated.

Next event: D-TREC 6th November in the magnificent 23mx60m indoor arena at the Cashelane Stud, Cashelfean, Durrus.  Closing date for entries is 2nd November, but please try to let Adèle know as early as you can if you are entering, or if you will be able to help if not riding.

A decision was made to remove all penalties for the equipment check on the POR phase.  Here are the revised results from the one-day three phase level two event held at Castletownbere on 10th September 2016.

Our thanks to Julie and Annie of Lios Lara Riding Stables for hosting this event, to all their helpers, to Bastian (Technical Delegate), to Ian (Traceur), to Christina (Vet) and to everyone who helped make this a special day.  There was a fantastic response by West Cork TREC members to our request to provide pairings for all our under 18 riders who wanted to compete at Level 2, and in the end we had 13 pairs out competing in the three phases and 2 individuals riding H/C in the POR.  The weather improved during the morning, allowing the riders to enjoy the stunning scenery on the POR route which took us down quiet back roads and along off-road mountain tracks.  The MA phase was ridden while out on the POR route, which was an interesting twist to our normal 3 phase competitions.  We had a total of 29 riders for the PTV phase which started later that afternoon.  The PTV course took us out across the fields near the stables and the stream that runs between two fields was utilised as a water crossing obstacle.  It was a really enjoyable day, and we hope to return to Castletownbere again.

Congratulations to the winners and also to everyone who participated in this PTV leg of our summer league.  Results are posted below, and there are photos on our Facebook page.

Level 1 - 1st Ellie Horgan (Shady); 2nd Frances Whooley (Kal); 3rd Elaine Dolan Crowley (Molly)
Level 2 - 1st Sara Gems (Bailey); 2nd Jane Capener (Gladys); 3rd Sue Parfitt (Jester)
Level 3 - 1st Bastian (Flower)

​Our next event is the Level 2 One Day 3 Phase Event in Castletownbere on Saturday September 10th.

Also just a quick reminder to all that the MA/PTV Championships are on Sunday September 18th at the Deerpark Equestrian Centre, Ballymahon, Co. Longford.

Congratulations to all 53 competitors who took part in the Nationals, held at Bantry Pony Trekking.  The POR route took riders out along tracks and quiet country lanes, past the lake and Level 3 riders rode through the wonderful stone circle outside Kealkill.  A selection of photos are uploaded to our Gallery, and more photos can be browsed on our Facebook page.

OVERALL COMPETITION WINNERS
Level 3 Individuals: 1st - Leith Pimpernel (Mairead Moynihan); 2nd - Abbey (Amanda Sheridan); 3rd - Flora (Sandra Schmid)
Level 3 Pairs: 1st - Calanstown Kid (Kayleigh McCormack) and Harry Legs (Deidre Clune); 2nd - Chester (Fionnuala Solomon) and Coco (Yasmin Roo Joyce-Nightingale)
Level 2 Individuals: 1st - Shannon (Finian Carrol); 2nd - Daithi (Kate Ryan Brouwer)
Level 2 Pairs: 1st - Garnagree Duke (Vicky McMullen) and The General's Daughter (Liz Burbage); 2nd - Piccolo (Katy Martin and Paris 2 (Siobhan Wolf); 3rd - Shady (Diana O'hUid) and Winston (Niam O'hUid)
Level 1 Individuals: 1st - Brownie (Anne O'Riordan)
Level 1 Pairs: 1st - Mac (Anne-Marie Cronin) & Tinkerbell (Ciaran Cronin); 2nd - Frere Jacques (Margaret Lynch) & Woodbine Benjamin (Margo Monaghan); 3rd - Roos (Zoe Mortimer) and Hanna (Bobbie Ovington).
​Level 1 Groups (Under 16's): 1st Poppy (Lorea O'Sullivan); 2nd - Blue (Kate Sheehan); 3rd - Henry (Ellie Horgan).

GRANGECLARE CUP WINNERS (for Overall Best TREC Ireland member)
Level 3 - Leith Pimpernel (Mairead Moynihan); Level 2 - The General's Daughter (Liz Burbage); Level 1 - Mac (Anne-Marie Cronin)

OTHER PRIZE WINNERS
Best PTV score: Poppy (Lorea O'Sullivan)
Best MA score: Ballyclough Nugget (Sheila Winters)
Best Young Rider Level 1: Maple Syrup (Amanda Kelleher)
Best Coloured Horse/Pony: The General's Daughter (Liz Burbage)

A more detailed breakdown of the scores can be viewed below.

There was a great turnout for this competition, especially in the Level 1 group, and thankfully the weather held until the competition was finished.  It was fantastic to finally be able to do a PTV competition outdoors in the open fields after so many months of rain.  Congratulations to everyone who took part, the results can be viewed below. This was our last league event before the Nationals on July 2nd and 3rd, and we are keeping our fingers crossed the weather will be kind to us that weekend.  Next league date - July 17th.

The Summer League kicked off to a brilliant start with our very first Versatile TREC competition.  The weather was kind to us, and we had 15 competitors across three levels.  Congratulations to the three winners: Bonnie Dale (Level 1), Sara Gems (Level 2) and Winfried Bastian (Level 3), and to everyone who took part.

Special thanks to our two judges Pam  Franklin (Dressage) and Fiona Bastian (TREC), to Adele for assisting Pam, to Debbie for reading the tests when requested, and to Pat Keane for the use of the indoor arena.
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The final event in our Winter League 2015/2016 took place on 17th April 2016. 

The winner of the Winter League 2015/2016 was Sara Gems with 29 points.  Congratulations Sara!  In a well deserved 2nd place is Lucy Murphy on 24 points, followed closely in 3rd place by Emma O'Sullivan on 23 points.  In joint 4th place on 21 points are Jane Capener and Martha Norton, with Jenni Norton and Judith Fauch in joint 6th on 19 points.

Here is the Leader Board of the West Cork TREC Winter League 2015/2016.  If you wish to download this page, including the associated individual result table, please click here.