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Polo Tournament at Ballindenisk – 23-24/06/2018

On 23rd and 24th, June E.C.C.G. headed once again to Ballindenisk near Watergrasshill, Co. Cork, to view their second Polo Tournament of the Season. Basked in glorious sunshine, the weekend could not have been better for those taking part in what were ideal conditions.

There were three Cups to play for, namely: The Surgeons Cup, The Medics Cup and The Interns Cup with teams taking part from as far away as Co. Tyrone. The Surgeons Cup was the first match with Knapton taking on Ballindenisk. Unfortunately, the visiting side proved too strong for Ballindenisk and the Cup went to Knapton.

Valley Farm was the next team to take to the field to face the CIT Students to play for the Interns Cup. Valley Farm proved the dominant team in this match and claimed the spoils.

The Medics Cup had four teams taking part. In round 1, Curraghmore faced Rocklow and Tyrone took on Pegus Horse Feeds. Rocklow beat Curraghmore to earn a place in the final. Tyrone and Pegus played a very close match but Pegus clinched a win in the final moments earning them the second place in the final. In the subsidiary final, Tyrone proved the stronger side by beating Curraghmore. The final proved to be a very exciting match with a tight scoreline until the final chukka when Pegus pushed into the lead to take the Cup.

Despite the sizzling temperatures, we witnessed a terrific display of fast, open play on the field with all players giving 100 %. It was a fantastic weekend’s entertainment and E.C.C.G were delighted to be there to capture the action.

Click here to see a gallery of images from the day. Enjoy!

 – Eileen Upton

 

Ballindenisk International Horse Trials – 17/09/2016

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ECCG members attended Ballindenisk International Horse Trials, Watergrasshill, Co. Cork on the weekend of 17 Sept. 2016. The course was well laid out as always with some new obstacles to be tackled. There were different grades of competitions over the weekend: 1 star, 2 star and 3 star in dressage, cross-country and showjumping with cumulative scores to count. There were five prominent countries competing:  Australia, France, Great Britain, U.S.A. and Ireland. The team results were Great Britian, first, Ireland, second and France, third. The jumping was exciting with the occasional horse running loose.

Camera settings were mostly TV at 1/250 with 70 – 300 lens and some on AV at 5.6 using the same lens.

Note: number’s of horse’s  in some photos :

65     Irl       Silken Scully,  Mary Smiddy
90     Irl       Drumaknockan Easter Charm, Louise Nicholson
100   Aus    Right to Play Jack Sparrow,  Andrew Hoy
105   USA   Back to Business II,  Katherine Coleman
115   Irl        Sorbet, Melanie Young
117   Irl        Tullabeg Flamengo, Sam Watson

See a gallery of images from this shoot here. Enjoy!

 – Jim Curtin