As the year draws to a close the Showjumper's Club have again been hard at work organising the end of year festivities - the Showjumpers Ball, which will again incorporate the Annual Awards.
The Ball will be held at Killashee House Hotel in Naas, County Kildare on Saturday, 26th November, 2005 with all being welcome.
Tickets
are €80 per head payable prior to the evening by phoning Maureen Bagnall
on 087 2635732 and Sheila White on 086 810976. Tables are arranged in settings
of 10 people so put together a table and enjoy the evening with friends.
There are many Awards to be made through the evening - National Rider, Rookie
of the Year, Horse Owner of the Year,Breeder of the Year, Young Ride of the
Year, Groom of the Year, Hall of Fame and other awards which have been generously
sponsored by Cavan Equestrian.
The Rookie
of the Year is for a rider under 25 years of age and it is acknowledgement
of performance at both national and international level - this award is selected
by the Showjumpers Club committee.
The Young Rider of the Year is for riders under 22 years of age and is also
performance based and selected by the Showjumpers Club committee.
The Grooms Award is nominated and awarded amongst the Grooms themselves.
The Hall of Fame award is made by a sub-committee which consists of two members of the Showjumpers Club and an independent appointment giving the responsibility of this award to to three people whose names are not disclosed to the public.
This year a new award has been brought in - The Paul Darragh Special Achievement Award which will be marked by a Perpetual Trophy. This award has been commissioned by Paul's father Prof. Austin Darragh and family.
The award will be presented by Paul's wife Jane and the recipient will be chosen by the Darragh family in conjunction with the Showjumpers Club committee and will be made to a person who has achieved at a high level, representing Irish Showjumping - there are no specific parameters other than the recipient's involvement in the sport of showjumping.
The Award for the 2005 International Rider will be decided by a public vote - to register your vote text the first name of the person you vote for to phone: 53307.
The nominations
are - Billy Twomey .............text "Billy" to 53307
................................Dermot Lennon
...........text "Dermot" to 53307
................................Jessica Kurten
...........text "Jessica" to 53307
................................Shane Breen...............text
"Shane" to 53307
The phone
lines will be open for voting until midnight Friday, 25th November, 2005 so
register your vote now.
Votes registered prior to 19th November will be entered into a draw for two
tickets to the Ball and these will be announced on Monday, 21st November,
2005.
Votes cost 60c per message which is not an expensive way to nominate the rider
you would like to see win this award - all four nominees are worthy recipients
but most people have an idea of who they would like to see win this prestigious
award for Irish Showjumpers - register your vote now.
jumpingaround.com will be doing a full coverage of the Showjumpers Ball and all the awards so stay tuned for the adventures of the evening - and better still book your tickets now and be part of what will, no doubt be a fun packed evening.
