With a prize fund of £250 the league will be held over four dates – Fri 30th July, Fri 13th Aug, Sun 29th Aug and Sun 12th Sept.  The same horse/pony and rider combination must jump on at least three out of the four dates (incs the final 12th Sept).  Open to members and non-members, the classes available are 80cm, 90cm and 1M.  A standard 70cm class will also run on these dates although not part of the League Competition.

Entries will be taken on the day.  £5 and £7 for 80cm members and non-members with fees of £7 and £9 for 90cm and 1M members and non-members.

Jumping starts on Fridays at 7pm and Sundays at 12noon.

Contact Feithlinn on 07802 570664 or Pat on 07545 929185 with any queries.

A fantastic day was enjoyed by all at the Jumpcross hosted by the Warrenpoint & District Riding Club at the Newry Show on Saturday 26th June.

Not only did the sun shine brilliantly on Saturday, there were many smiles on the faces of the riders who took part in classes from 60cm to 1M and scooped prizes, many of which were sponsored by Horse First.

The competitions kicked off with the 60cm class, the second biggest class of the day, at the end of which Sophie Bell got third on her pony Logie from Aisling Lynch in second on Ginger with first place going to Shorlagh Harper on Tamara.

The 80cm class followed with some very competitive jumping resulting in Melissa McBurney scooping first place on Dara’s Bounty from John Downey on Niteseal in second and Lisa McKenna on Sportsman in third.  Within this individual entry competition, the scores of declared riders were also monitored for team results in which the Kilkeel Young Guns with Conor Cunningham on Jack, Melissa McBurney on Dara’s Bounty, Shorlagh Harpur on Siucra Boy and Adam Haugh riding Blaze rode into first place to be awarded  lovely plaques and Horse First prizes.  The Warrrenpoint Whizzers with only eight faults got second, chased by the Armagh Team in third and finally the Kilkeel Double Dots in fourth place.

The 90cm class tested some top class riders with master of the course being Joe Haffey on Hillhead Lad who jumped into first place from James Purcell on Boozie in second and Angela McIlroy on Sparky in third.   Angela went on to win second place also in the Metre Class, being narrowly outridden by Annamarie Burns on Jimmy who won the coveted first prize.

All classes had a jump off against the clock and this created great excitement for the many onlookers who revelled at the sidelines in the speed and tenacity of the competitors.