Oban & District Riding Club

18/08/2025

✨ End of Season Arena Show ✨

🗓️ Sunday 14th September 2025
⏰ 10am start
📍 Benderloch Equestrian Centre

Come along to our relaxed and friendly - perfect way to end the season, or to get some experience. Everyone welcome with classes for all.

Entries close on Sunday 7th September.

Please contact Jenny with all entries, or if you have any questions.

All enquiries will be acknowledged by a reply.

Thank you! 🐴

12/08/2025

01/08/2025

Still some spaces available for lessons with Erik McKechnie on Saturday 9th August.
If you would like a lesson please book by email to Kate MacKichan ([email protected]) stating any preference regarding time, which I will do my best to accommodate.
The cost is £60 for a private lesson for RC and PC members, and £35 per rider for two sharing (45 minutes). For non-members the cost is £65 private and £40 shared. Payment is due by bank transfer a week in advance (account details provided on booking).
Hoping the weather will be as kind to us as last time, if perhaps not quite so hot!

29/06/2025

Erik MacKechnie will be teaching at Benderloch on Sunday 13th July and Saturday 9th August.
If you would like a lesson please book by email to Kate MacKichan ([email protected]) stating any preference regarding time, which I will do my best to accommodate.
The cost is £60 for a private lesson for RC and PC members, and £35 per rider for two sharing (45 minutes). For non-members the cost is £65 private and £40 shared. Payment is due by bank transfer a week in advance (account details provided on booking).

11/06/2025

07/06/2025

✨THANK YOU✨

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our show today and made it such a success.

Big thank you to our competitors, judges, stewards and helpers - the show wouldn’t go ahead without you all. Thank you also to all of our very generous sponsors & to Mr Maxwell for the use of the field once again.

Special congratulations to our prize winners, Champions & Supreme Champions. 🌟
Full results to follow once they are all compiled.

Pictured is our Supreme Champion, Alison Blackburn & Hufflepuff of Park View and Reserve Supreme Victoria Anderson & Glasterlaw Black Velvet. 🏆

📸 Roland from Vivid Images - all images from the day will be available early next week and we will share the link to this once available.

🗓️ Save the Date: 2026 Show - Sunday 7th June

05/06/2025

🌟 SHOW INFORMATION UPDATE 🌟

Thank you so much to everyone who has entered for this weekend - our pre-entries are brilliant and we really appreciate your support.
Numbers of entries so far are noted below to help give a guide of times.

Class one will start prompt at 8.45am in Ring 2, with Rings 1 & 3 starting at 9.15am.

[Class numbers as of 5/6/25]

Ring One - M&M (9.15am start):
Class 2 - 12
Class 3 - 9
Class 4 - 11
Class 5 - 3
Class 6 - 7
Class 7 - 10
Class 8 - 6

Ring Two - Showing (8.45am start):
Class 1 - 9
Class 9 - 2
Class 10 - 2
Class 11 - 7
Class 12 - 3
Class 13 - 3
Class 14 - 4

Ring Three - Working Hunter (9.15am start):
Class 15 - 2
Class 16 - 0
Class 17 - 5
Class 18 - 5
Class 19 - 6
Class 20 - 4
Class 21 - 2

Ring Four (Jumping - afternoon. Commences after R1-3 concludes)
Class 22 - 2
Class 23 - 6
Class 24 - 11
Class 25 - 2
Class 26 - 1
Class 27 - 1

Competitor numbers can be collected from the Secretary on arrival at the show field.

Late entries are still taken on the day, until 1pm, at the Secretary’s tent.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be no catering available on the field so please do bring something along with you for the day. 🥪

We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday! 🐴

03/06/2025

TROPHIES 🏆

Can the winners of last year’s trophies please ensure they are returned on Saturday morning to the Secretary.

Anyone with a trophy, who is not attending this year, can drop them off at Carrs Billington (at Oban Mart) before 5pm on Friday.

Anyone struggling to return a trophy, please let us know.

Thank you! ☺️

02/06/2025

❗️ENTRIES EXTENDED❗️

OPEN ANNUAL SHOW
Saturday 7th June
Dalintober Farm, Benderloch, by Oban

We have decided to open entries back up, and waive the late entry fee, until 8pm on Wednesday 4th June. We want to allow anyone who missed the deadline, or whose plans have changed, to be able to still enter at the original fee.

Late entries fees will then come into effect after this time, at £12 per class.

Please email Paige to enter. Schedule & entry details at the below link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QQ3qOS78Fz3v-L4N0MAYn8MRaY6KAb3r/view?usp=sharing

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🌟HELPERS🌟

We are desperately seeking helpers for show day to help us with the smooth running of everything.

If you are able to help, please let us know.

Any help is hugely appreciated!!

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🐴 CLASS PRE-ENTRY NUMBERS 🐴

A list of pre-entry numbers for each class will be posted on Facebook on Thursday evening, to help everyone plan their day & arrival times.

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If anyone has any questions before show day, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Thank you! ✨

28/05/2025

A couple of spaces have become available for lessons with Erik MacKechnie at Benderloch Equestrian Centre on Sunday 15th June.
If you would like a lesson please book by email to Kate MacKichan ([email protected]) stating any preference regarding time, which I will do my best to accommodate.
The cost is £60 for a private lesson for RC and PC members, and £35 per rider for two sharing (45 minutes). For non-members the cost is £65 private and £40 shared. Payment is due by bank transfer a week in advance (account details provided on booking).

15/05/2025

We have a few spaces left for lessons with Erik MacKechnie at Achnalarig (Oban) next Sunday 25th May.

If you would like a lesson please book by email to Kate MacKichan ([email protected]) stating any preference regarding time, which I will do my best to accommodate.

The cost is £60 for a private lesson for RC and PC members, and £35 per rider for two sharing (45 minutes). For non-members the cost is £65 private and £40 shared. Payment is due by bank transfer a week in advance (account details provided on booking).