Ten thousand acres

Riding on Inch Strand on the third of the 'away' days.

Making waves

Inch

Surfing on Inch Beach

Hoofprints

3 day post to post - Connor Pass, Castlegrogory and Inch.

Many riders combine the 3 day post to post with the Ventry, Murieoch and Dingle Beach rides to make a 6 day riding holiday, of which two nights are spent away (one in Cloghane and one in Camp village), and the other nights are in Dingle town. These rides take in the best of the scenery and beaches that the Dingle Peninsula has to offer. These rides are for experienced riders only.

The Connor Pass Ride is the first day of the 3 'away' days during the post to post riding holiday.The ride leaves the stables in the morning and follows the Pilgrim's Route across the mountains to the east of Brandon Peek, finishing for the night in the village of Cloghane wear guests stay in O'Connor's Guesthouse. In good weather the views from the Connor Pass are impressive to say the least. The terrain is challenging, at the highest point we cross the pass at 400m, but the horses are sure-footed, and don't worry I won't make you take it in turns to open the numerous gates, that's my job!

The second day sets out from Cloghane, following the road as far as the beach at Fermoyle. This is the ride that covers the most distance, with many miles of unbroken beach to Castlegregory, where we stop for lunch at Ned Natterjacks, followed by more beach riding in the afternoon as we make our way to Camp, where riders will spend the night at Finglas House, with their evening meal provided at Ashe's Bar.

The third day leaves Camp village and follows the bog road through Glen na Geaillt, the Valley of the Mad, coming down onto the famous beach at Inch. After lunch at Sammy's on the beach we continue along the high road with magnificent views across Dingle Bay. This ride finishes in Annascaul from where the horses return to Dingle by horse box.

And over

On the way to Murieoch

Up

Ventry

Showjumping and BBQ on 28th June

Dingle Horse Riding will be holding a show jumping competition on Sunday 28th of June. There will be classes for all ages and abilities beginning at 2pm and running throughout the afternoon. This will be followed by a barbeque. Everyone is welcome, riders and non-riders. Some horses/ponies will be available for hire, or feel free to bring your own! For further information please ring and speak to Katy on 066 915 2199.

Congratulations Michelle and Liam!

Dingle Horse Riding is happy to announce the marriage on 6th June 2009 of Michelle Leahy and Liam Long. Many of you will know Michelle as your guide from the post to post riding holiday. The day was a beautiful one, and so was the bride, having topped up on her tan the week before whilst on the year's first post to post. Michelle and Liam are now back from their honeymoon in Rome, and we would like to wish them all our congratulaions and best wishes for the future.

First Post to Post

Well, the first post to post riding holiday of the year went without a hitch, apart from the Guiness versus tree branch incident on the final day. We were glad to welcome Sue and Tim for their first visit of the year as well. Thank you to them for everything, from taking Rosie on her first trip to Ventry to fixing, well..everything really. Thanks also to Tim for the photographs, which I will upload onto here soon. Other news includes the appearance of two new horses, Roxy and Monty, as well as Figaro (Michelle's horse) who will be staying with us for the summer. The busy season is in full swing here now, and with some fantastic weather in the last few weeks the riding couldn't be better.