Winner of the RDS Leatherwork Category 2009

Dingle Horse Riding is happy to announce we had a winner at the Royal Dublin Show this year! Elaine Waters, a guide at the stables as well as a bridle-maker, won the leatherwork category of the National Craft Competition 2009. Her hand-stitched dog harness is now on exhibition at the R.D.S. and will be travelling around the country later in the year.

2 day ride - Ventry and Murieoch

Tying together the Ventry and Murieoch rides, we start out from the stables and along the stony beach of Burnham at the western end of Dingle harbour. We then follow part of the Pilgrim's Route over the hills at Cathairbosine and down to Ventry Harbour for a gallop on the beach. A stop for lunch at Paudie O Se's Pub is followed by the afternoon's ride along the beach to Cuan, through bohareens around the western end of Ventry and then across the hills above Smerwick harbour and the Three Sisters, passing the ruined castle at Rahinnane.

The horses stay the night in our field near to Kilmalkadur, whilst guests return to Dingle.

On the second day we ride down to the beach at Murieoch, and then on to Beal Ban beach. We ride in the shadow of the Three Sisters around to Ballyferriter village, where we stop for lunch. The ride home takes us back along the beach at Murieoch, with the option to stop at An Riasc (an ancient monastic site) and the Gallarus Oratory (a 12th Century church) before we cross over the hills back to Dingle, fording the river at Milltown.

Michelle and Jesabelle

Many of you will know Michelle if you have been on one of our post to post rides. Here she is riding Jesabelle, her own horse, at the West Kerry Agricultural Show. So she does have jodphurs (actually...they're mine).