Shillelagh and District Hunt Branch will hold a Novice One Day Event on Sunday 8th September 2019 in the Tinahely Riding Club Grounds.

Amazing, fantastic and thrilling. Just some of the many positive words that the ten Irish Pony Club members used to describe their experiences at the 2019 RACE Jockey Skills Course.

Irish Pony Club Dressage and Show Jumping Clinic Postponed

Message from the Irish Pony Club Show Jumping Chairman

The Irish Pony Club are delighted to announce details for a “Fun Musical Ride Competition for Irish Pony Club Branches”.

The Irish Pony Club Mounted Games Committee will hold a Mounted Games Competition on Saturday and Sunday, 3rd and 4th October 2020 at Tinahely Show Grounds.

WELCOME TO THE INCOMING NATIONAL CHILDREN'S OFFICER & NEW DESIGNATED LIASON PERSON

The Executive Committee and Board of the Irish Pony Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Rory O'Sullivan-Hennessy LL.B, LL.M. to the role of National Children's Officer for the IPC & Marisa Breen Bourke as the new Designated Liason Person.

Rory is very well qualified to take up this role, having completed Safeguarding Levels 1, 2 and undergoing 3, carries BHS qualifications, and has acted as Assistant DC and Covid-19 Compliance Officer for the Warrington Branch of the Riding Club.

Marisa is also favorably qualified having completed SafeGuarding 1, 2, & 3 in recent years. Marisa's background is in Special  Needs Education with a particular interest in Child welfare and Safe Guarding. Marisa has been an integral part of the backroom organisational team for Area 3 within the Irish Pony Club for a number of years and is a regular volunteer at  National and Local Branch Events.

Both Rory and Marisa are looking forward to their new roles; contact details may be found on the Child Welfare page of the IPC website, along with the IPC Child Safeguarding Statement, Codes of Conduct and other relevant IPC Policies and Procedures. 

The 2019 Irish Pony Club Festival Championships will once again be held in Barnadown Show Jumping on Thursday 25th, Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July 2019.

Congratulations to all Irish Pony Club members who competed in the Open and Intermediate Combined Training competitions at the RDS on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th August 2019.

Congratulations to Cathal Daniels and the Irish Sport Horse mare Rioghan Rua who produced a magnificent performance at the Longines FEI Eventing European Championships at Luhmühlen in Germany, to claim the individual bronze medal to add to the World Championship team silver medal they won last year.

The Irish Pony Club would like to wish the ten candidates who will begin the 2019 RACE Jockey Skills Course today the very best of luck.  

The Irish Pony Club Festival, to be held in Barnadown on Thursday 30th, Friday 31st July and Saturday 1st August, marks the highlight of the competitive Show Jumping year, with teams qualifying and competing from across all areas.