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Tour price includes:
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10 nights first
class accommodation: 7 nights at Louhg Cutra Castle , 3 nights at another
fabulous country house |
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Full Irish
breakfasts and dinners |
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All ground transportation (airfare not
included) |
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Comprehensive
Travel Insurance with Travel
Guard |
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6 days
intensive Cross Country clinic |
Activities for non riders arranged on an individual
basis.
Riding is available for all levels.
Contact
us for current price
lists. Or call now to book your tour! Calling
From the US and Canada 011 353 87 65 44 198. Calling From Ireland 087
65 44 198
Please see terms
and conditions. Space is limited to eight people. Sorry, no credit cards, (personal
cheques ok.) Jump Ireland is not responsible for booking flights from the U.S. to
Ireland.
Day 1. Saturday
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Arrive at Shannon
Airport, Ireland. We will meet your flight upon arrival and drive you to Springfield Castle.
Springfield’s history dates back over 500 years and it will be your private home in Co. Limerick. The
house is yours to explore freely. You will have a chance to relax, unwind, sauna and get
acquainted with everyone. |
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Drinks, Tea, Coffee, and
a light snack will be available, and the Kitchen is always open! |
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A casual dinner will be
served, |
Day 2. Sunday
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A wonderful, leisurely
Irish breakfast/Brunch. |
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Our days will include a
fair amount of driving; therefore we have left our first day free to give you a chance to
relax and recover from your flight. You may wish to explore Springfield. There is deer
farm on the grounds and our guests enjoy meeting the friendly animals. We will also have a
chance to explore the tower with Betty Sykes whose family has owned Springfield Castle for
500 years! |
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Dinner: With friends at The
Mustard Seed. |
Day 3. Monday
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Full Irish Breakfast. |
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Cross country training
and evaluation with Aidan O’Connoll on
the newly built course at The
Adare Manor. |
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Meet for lunch at Adare
Manor. |
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Non riders will enjoy
the village of Adare
and many other places of interest. |
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You may ride in the
morning and afternoon or break at lunch. |
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Return to Springfield
castle for Dinner. |
Day 4. Tuesday
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Rise early for Mary
O’Connoll’s home cooked Irish breakfast. |
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Riding with Aidan. He
will teach how to cross ditches, banks and jump downhill, using techniques that give you
the optimum percentage of safety, and he makes it fun too! |
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Dinner to be arranged. |
Day 5. Wednesday
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Another day of training
at the Clare Equestrian Center, a leading training barn for International Show Jumpers.
with an indoor school (Riding ring) and a lovely cross country course. |
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Some of you may have
things you want to work on and we will have a chance for lots of feed back. This is your
clinic, so please let us know what you need from us! |
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Dinner: We may stop at a
pub for dinner along the way or meet up with the rest of our group for a casual meal
closer to home. |
Day 6. Thursday
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Full Irish breakfast. |
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Rise early for Mary
O’Connoll’s home cooked breakfast. |
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Drive to the town of
Gort, Co. Gallway, and Lough Cutra Castle,
where the cross country course is located on a private estate. Lough Cutra is
situated on over 1200 acres of private grounds, and is NOT open to the public. The
Cross Country was designed by international course designer; Tommy Brennan. |
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A wonderful lunch will
be provided by our friend and gracious hostess, Suzie Quinn Jones. |
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You may ride in the
morning and afternoon or break at lunch for a look at the countryside. |
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The town of Ennis,
with its interesting antique shops, is just a short drive away -or The Burren, and the
Cliffs of Moher, for those who wish to sight see. Some of you may wish to stay closer to
Springfield where you can go for a hike in the near-by Mullaghareirk Mts, or just curl up
next to the fire with a good book. |
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Return to Springfield
castle for Mary’s home cooked dinner. |
Day 7. Friday
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Full Irish breakfast. |
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Today we will visit the
"yard" of our friends, Marion and Billy Flavin, at Alston House Stud in Croom,
Co. Limerick. |
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We can also stop off in
the town of Hospital for those of you interested in a custom hunt coat. |
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Shopping in Limerick
City. Antique shops and museums. |
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Early meal. Farewell
cocktail party at Springfield Castle. |
Day 8. Saturday
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Pack up, say goodbye,
and move to Mobarnarn House, a lovely family run guest house of the highest quality in Fethard, Co. Tipperary. Richard and Sandra
are our hosts. Sandra’s brother rode for Irish Three Day Olympic Team, and
Richard is a wonderful chef. |
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Explore the Rock
of Cashel, the town of Cair, and (by special arrangement) tour of Coolmore Stud, home of the
famous Stallion, Sadlers Wells |
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Dinner at Chez Hans, at
the base of The Rock Of Cashel. |
Day 9. Sunday
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Breakfast. |
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Riding out in the Glen
of Arhalow. A chance for us to work on the new skills we have developed. |
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For those not riding,
each day can be customized to your personal preferences. |
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Dinner in. |
Day 10. Monday
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Breakfast. |
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Riding. |
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Farewell dinner and
drinks at McCarthy’s Pub in the town of Fethard. |
Day 11. Tuesday
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Early morning start to
Drive to Shannon Airport. |
Please note itinerary subject to change without
notice. Itinerary my be subject to change due to weather and any other unforeseen
circumstances.
We are fully committed to assuring you that this
tour is the best of its kind. And every detail has been personally crafted to meet your
needs. All accommodations are of a very high standard, but please let us know if you have
any allergies to down, cats, dogs, etc... and we will make special arrangements for you.
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