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SPONSORED RIDE - on Monday 26th October 2009.

at 12.30 pm
in Timahoe, County Laois.

Car parking at the Green, but do not allow your ponies onto the Green.

The course is approximately 10 miles in length and it takes approximately 1 and a half hours to complete.

Soup and sandwiches in the Tower on the Green

Full hunt insurance for all riders.

Pay on the day - €20 per student and €30 per adult rider.

Group of approximately 25 riders go with a steward who will be wearing a high visibility jacket.

The trail will be going up hill on a mountain
and through a forest, jumps are optional.

Hallowe’en fancy dress with prizes.
Sponsorship cards available in Room 3
Prizes for sponsors include :

Dinner, Bed and Breakfast in Castle Durrow Hotel for two people,
Dinner for two people in MacEvoys in Abbeyleix
Diiner for two in Rinnucini’s restaurant in Kilkenny
and more prizes to come.
Proceeds to Irish Horse Welfare Trust and the Samaritans.

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2008 - 2009

April 2009

Congratulations to Stephen Brennan and Edward Healy who were members of the winning team at the Irish Pony Club Hunter Trial Championships last Saturday. Congratulations to Oliver Giles who won the Pony of the Year Show Grand Prix in Essex last weekend.

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Hoofprints Show Jumping League

Congratulations to all those who represented the College in the Hoofprints League during the season. Kilkenny College finished 2nd  with 38 points.   Newbridge College were the winners.

All Ireland Inter-Schools Show Jumping Championship in Enniscorthy on Saturday 2nd May.

March 2009

All Ireland Inter-schools Hunter Trials 2009

Kilkenny College was represented by 7 teams 18 senior riders and 10 junior riders

TEAM COMPETITION

87 teams competed

WINNERS

Luke Cummins on Spot

Kara Cummins on Rathurtin

Jordan Cummins on Dineen Silver

7th place

Edward Healy on Ruthstown Biddy

Leanne Butler on Brookhaven Boy

Stephen Brennan on Gaulstown Prophet

8th place

Patrick Furnell on Milly

Sophie Cunningham on Volcanic Dancer

Jeremy Cairns on Andy

SENIOR SINGLES COMPETITION

220 individuals competed

7th Michael Connolly on Molly

JUNIOR SINGLES COMPETITION

200 individuals competed

10th Anna Booth on Milly

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February 2009

Draw for the Second-level Schools Showjumping at Warrington Equestrian Centre
on Sunday 22nd February 2009 as part of the Hoofprints League.

Please note Top Flight Equestrian Centre is located on the LHS travelling south on the R 700 road from Kilkenny to New Ross.

It is located approximately one kilometre south of the Bennettsbridge Roundabout on the Ring Road at the south of Kilkenny City.

If you are experiencing any traffic problems please ring me at 087-2618927.

We aim to have 8 teams compete each hour.

We need your co-operation.

Every team will compete outdoors in Arena A and then proceed briskly to the indoor arena where they jump their second round.

Please try to ensure that your riders are early and co-operate with all our volunteers.

Please declare your teams at the desk immediately upon your arrival and sign the ticket book.

Competitions run as follows:

1. Novice team competition.
2. Open Team competition.
3. Novice individual competition.
4. Open individual competition.

Please note in order to give every chance to novice riders those studsents who have competed in the open team competition may not enter in the novice individual competition.
They are welcome to enter the open individal competition.
There will be no exceptions to this.

We hope that you enjoy your day. Paul Cuddihy.
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Novice Team competition course walk at 9.45 am.
Novice Team competition begins at 9.55 a.m. sharp.

Team 1. Kilkenny College.
Team 2. St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne, County Meath.
Team 3. Seamount College, Kinvara, County Galway.
Team 4. Presentation College, Athenry, County Galway.

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Open Competition course walk at 10.30 am
Open Competition begins at 10.40 am.
Open Competition second course walk at 12.45pm.
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1. Kilkenny College - Blue team.
2. Loreto Secondary School, Kilkenny - Pink team.
3. Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny - Blue team.
4. Rockwell College, County Tipperary.
5. St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford - Green team.
6. Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny - Silver team.
7. Seamount College, Kinvara, Co. Galway.
8. Presentatation Secondary School, Kilkenny.
9. Kilkenny College - Gold team.
10. Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny - White team.
11. St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford - Blue team.
12. Presentation College Athenry, Co. Galway - Red team..
13. St. Kieran’s College, Kilkenny.
14. Christian Brothers Secondary School, Kilkenny.
15. St. Brigid’s College, Callan, Co. Kilkenny.
16. Gaelcholáiste Cheatarlach, Easca, Ceatharlach.
17. Kilkenny College - Silver team.
18. Villiers School, Limerick - Red team.
19. St. Finian’s College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - Silver team.
20. Newbridge College, Co. Kildare - White team.
21. St. Finian’s College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - Amber team.
22. Gorey Community School, Co.Wexford - Gold team.
23. St. Finian’s College, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - Gold team.
24. Kilkenny College - Red team.
25. Newbridge College, Co. Kildare - Black team.
26. St. Mary’s CBS, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.
27. Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow - Blue team.
28. Gorey Community School, Co.Wexford - Green team.
29. Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow - Yellow team.
30. Gorey Community School, Co.Wexford - Red team.
31. Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow - Gold team.
32. Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow - Red team.
33. Kilkenny College - Green team.

If your team is not included here please contact Paul Cuddihy at 087 -2618 927 and I will rectify it.
All other enquiries to Paul Cuddihy at the number above.

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September 2008

Congratulations to Vincent Byrne, Kara & Jordan Cummins and Laura Walsh on winning the round of the Hoofprints Show Jumping League hosted by St. Kieran’s College  at Top Flight Equestrian Centre, Kilkenny, on 22nd November.  Congratulations also to Vincent Byrne, Jordan Cummins, Carol Ann Molloy and Jeremy Cairns who were 2nd; and Robert Tector, Isabelle Cairns, Luke Cummins and Lisa Mahon who were 6th in Round 9 of the League at Ballimona, Waterford last Saturday.

Kilkenny College are now leading the Hoofprints Show Jumping League ahead of Newbridge College.  The next competition is in Killossery in January.

College pupils were in action on Saturday 27th September at Boswell Equestrian Centre, Co. Wicklow, Saturday 4th October at Clonshire Equestrian Centre, Co. Limerick and Saturday 11th October at Barnadown, Co.Wexford.

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August 2008

HICKSTEAD: - Two teams travelled.
 
The team of Jordan, Kara and Luke Cummins finished in 5th place and the team of Stephen Brennan, Heather Heffernan and Jeremy Cairns finished 2nd.
 
62 teams in the Senior Competition took part with teams from Ireland UK and USA. Kilkenny College has been travelling to Hickstead since 1999 (not every year). The teams were a credit to themselves and their families and they were very happy with the result.    This was the second best result ever.

May 2008

All-Ireland Schools Showjumping, 2008.

Photo : Paul Cuddihy- Chef D'Equipe, John
Jude Doyle -IHB Director, Shane Cooke -Gain, Denis Cummins and Joe Walsh IHB
chairman along with the winners of the All-Ireland interschools Team
Competition at Enniscorthy on 03/05/08

No less than 56 teams from many parts of Ireland competed at the beautiful
County Showgrounds at Enniscorthy, County Wexford in what is the Irish
equivalent of the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon.

With so many artificial surfaces and sand-based arenas around it is a
reminder of what real horsemanship is about to compete on the natural
surface on the hill overlooking the Slaney river. This is part of what makes
Enniscorthy so special in the equestrian calendar for schools. That and the
timing of the competition with the promise of summer days to come.

It was no different this year on a sundrenched if at times windy day, when
the hospitality was great and the competition was keen. The administration
carried out expertly by Edel Cleary and Sheila Ryan, under the benevolent
eye of Chairman John Jude Doyle, saw a seamless and relaxed atmosphere
throughout the day. The innovation of a second course walk won great
approval from those teams travelling long distances.

Joe Walsh, the Chairman Horse Sport Ireland, who presented the prizes said
"I am privileged to be here and see first hand your excellent competition
and the beautiful site, the County Showground's, Enniscorthy.
John Jude, his Secretary and the excellent Committee are to be complimented
for their effort down the years - you are now in your 17th. Year of the
Colleges Open Showjumping Championship.

Doing and working to achieve the high standards I have witnessed here today
takes huge dedication and effort by a huge lot of people. The various
competitions from team to Individual Senior and Junior as well as Best
Turned Out and the girl's team of the "Women of the Year Award" took a huge
effort by Judges, Secretaries, Staff and all voluntary.

Horse Sport Ireland under your fellow Wexford man Damien McDonald are
delighted to be able to offer financial support for such an event where the
emphasis is on youth and looking after the men and women of tomorrow. May
you prosper and the next 17 years be as successful as the last", he
concluded.

Under the shadow of Vinegar Hill the best of Irish schools were to compete
on an excellent course designed by Damien Beevor, assisted by Jim Kavanagh.

The Enniscorthy experience saw a team championship sponsored by Gain
Equestrian Feeds, and senior and junior individual championships, sponsored
by Slaney Meats. There were also prizes for 'the Year of the Woman in
Sport', sponsored by Horse Sport Ireland.
After two rounds of jumping there were ten teams in the jump-off from six
schools - Good Counsel, New Ross; Kilkenny College, St. Leo's Carlow, St.
Finian's Mullingar: Eureka Kells; and Colaiste Bhride, Carnew.
After an exciting jump-off it was Kilkenny College's ( Brian Murphy, along
with the Clonroche family of Kara, Jordan and Luke Cummins, who jumped
clear and won in a combined time of 75.59 seconds.

It was the second day of success for the Wexford family who won the
All-Ireland Hunter Trials in March. The team won praise from John Jude
Doyle, Chairman of the National Committee who praised his neighbours from
Clonroche and said they were a credit to their family, their school and
their county.

In second place were Good Counsel College, New Ross (John Roche, John
Redmond, Jason Higgins, and Jack Bolger) also clear with 89.36 seconds.

Third place went to Colaiste Bhride Carnew (winners in 2007) who were on
four faults with 71.44 seconds.

In fourth place were this years Hoofprints League winners Eureka Kells (
Niamh O'Connell, Jane Millington, Nola Taaffe, and Sophie Dillon) who were
on four faults with a time of 74.16 seconds.

St. Finian's College Mullingar were fifth place( Giuseppe Orlandi, Matthew
Cunningham, Diarmuid Conway, and Seamus Keena) with four faults in 108.45
seconds.

In sixth place were Kilkenny College (Michael Hutchinson, Roderick Hogan,
Charlotte Younghusband, and Stephen Brennan) with 8 faults in a time of
73.54 seconds.

In the Senior Individual Championship the winner was Stephen Brennan, riding
Gaulstown Prophet for Kilkenny College, while in the Junior Individual
Championship the winner was Jonathan Moore riding Coolio for Good Counsel
College, New Ross.

The winners of the Women in Sport Award were the Colaiste Bhride Carnew team
of Aine Dagg, Louise Redmond, Mairead O'Hara, and Caoimhe Kenny.

UNIQUE THREE IN A ROW FOR KCK RIDER

Congratulations to those involved in equestrian activities during the Easter break including the school team which won the All Ireland Inter Schools Hunter Trials Championship and Luke Cummins who won the senior individual title for the third year in succession.

February 2008

In the recent White Cup Show jumping competition, the team of Rod Hogan, Michael Hutchinson, Stephanie Hutchinson and Jack Hutchinson  won the competition in a very close finish with Rod Hogan jumping the fastest round.  

Congratulations to Sixth Year David Power who has been awarded one of two Show Jumping Association International Training Scholarships awarded to Under 23 riders in the Leinster region. David will travel to Germany later this month

Our young showjumpers were in action in Mullingar earlier in the Christmas Term. Rod Hogan, Vincent Byrne, Stephanie Hutchinson and Laura Walsh gained first and Luke Jordan, Kara Cummins Brian Murphy came third.

HICKSTEAD August 2007:

The foot and mouth outbreak in Surrey last week saw a change in plans for five Irish schools hoping to attend the All-England Championships for Schools at Hickstead. The schools were Colaiste Bhride, Carnew, St. Finian’s College, Mullingar, Newbridge College, Kilkenny College and Loreto College, Mullingar. With eleven teams between them the riders and their families had completed preparations for travelling and were due to set sail on Sunday evening. However as a precautionary measure they voluntarily withdrew from the premier English event. This responsible decision took place on the Saturday when news of the source and extent of the outbreak remained unclear.

Rather than give up a small group emerged led by Helen O’Neill of Newbridge College who were determined to ensure that there would be a contest for the Irish riders. With the full approval of Lizzie Bunn in Hickstead, the five Irish schools competed in a unique competition in Coilog Equestrian Centre on Thursday, 9th August last.

Competition between the schools was very keen. Colaiste Bhride Carnew are current Irish Schools champions, winning both the Hoofprints League and the Gain All-Ireland Showjumping Championships at Enniscorthy in May. St Finian’s College Mullingar, Kilkenny College and Loreto College Mullingar are all veterans of Hickstead, while the new challengers  from Newbridge College have made a name for themselves and are highly respected by the other schools.

On this occasion Kilkenny College were to carry off both the Junior and Senior Team Competitions, while Alyssa O’Neill of Newbridge College won the Senior Individual, with Jeremy Cairns and Nicola Phelan of Kilkenny College winning both the Junior Individual and the Coilog Speed Competition. Best Turned Out Team was awarded to the Newbridge College team of Alyssa O’Neill, Aisling Doyle, Louise Morrison and Bobbie Mc Donnell.

Newbridge College had joint winners in Best Lady Riders with Alyssa O’Neill and Aisling Doyle carrying off the honours. Best Gentleman Rider was won by Robert Tector of Kilkenny College. Trophies and rosettes were presented before the riders started the long journey home. The disappointment of not going to Hickstead had been replaced by a very exciting day of schools showjumping.

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2006 - 2007

WINNERS OF TEAM COMPETITION: 79 teams entered

All Ireland Inter School Hunter Trials held on Coolmeen, Ballyhale on
Sunday 18th March 2007

Vincent Byrne, Leanne Butler and Stephen Brennan (Capt)

2ND PLACE IN TEAMS
Joanna Younghusband (Capt), Charlotte Younghushand and Katie Condren

7th PLACE IN TEAMS
Geoffrey Cunningham, Sophie Cunningham and Elizabeth Sterling

10th PLACE IN TEAMS
Dominic Furnell, Frederick Furnell, Abbey O'Driscoll

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION: 212 entries
1st Luke Cummins (who won the competition last year)

4th Frederick Furnell

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL COMPEITION: 254 entries
1st Dominic Furnell

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TEAM SHOW JUMPING FOR THE WHITE CUP

Top Flight Equestrian Centre

Sunday 4th February 2007

Kilkenny College Yellow Team won The White Cup

Laura Walshe

Nicola Walshe

Sarah Milne

Jackie Donohoe

Presentation Kilkenny Second

Leanne Butler won the individual competition and Dean Wilson was third.

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GURTEEN:

Second place team in the Gurteen Agricultural College round of the Hoofbeats Schools Show Jumping.  Team members Nicola Phelan, Jeremy Cairns, Joanna Younghusband.  Dean Wilson - first place in the Individual competition.

Kilkenny College in 2nd place in the Hoofbeats Schools Show Jumping League.

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One Day Event
On Sunday 6th October  the College took part in the King’s Hospital inter Schools one day event at Marguerite Lodge in Kill Co. Kildare.  The Junion team of Heather Heffernan, Elizabeth Sterling, Natasha Sterling and Sarah Milne came in 6th place.

Two April events to report
The All-Ireland Showjumping Championships held in Enniscorthy on 20th when seven KCK teams took part and the “Hoofprints” league Final in Baranadon on 30th when we had six teams taking part.

Inter Schools Hunter Trials 2006
We hosted the All Ireland Inter Schools Hunter Trials in March with 80 teams and over 400 riders participating. In the team event our riders came 3"', 5th, 8th, 10th and 11th. We are extremely grateful to past pupil Jamie Spencer for taking time out from his hectic schedule to be with us on the day and to present the Spencer Cup.