WHEN it comes to all things equine, CAFRE students are fast making a strong name for themselves nationwide.

However, Castle Leslie riders showed that they are also more than capable of dishing out a few lessons themselves given the opportunity.

On April 20th last, 12 of CAFRE’s first year students of horse management competed or groomed at Castle Leslie in a show jumping competition against Castle Leslie riders who ultimately proved victorious on the day.

However, the CAFRE students were faced with the extra challenge of jumping horses they had never sat on before. Despite this, each student rose to the occasion and jumped very well on their allocated horses.

After the first round scores were tallied up, there was a Castle Leslie team and CAFRE team drawing for first place. These teams then took on a nail- biting second round.

The CAFRE students again put on a great performance with two of the four riders jumping clears and the other two finishing with just four faults. The Castle Leslie team jumped around with three clears and one with 12 faults.

As this round was run using a discard score, Castle Leslie took first place and CAFRE were runners-up. The CAFRE team consisted of Keziah Kirkpatrick, Jessica Kirk, Danielle Westall and Jill Chism.

CAFRE sincerely thanked Castle Leslie for hosting the day which was thoroughly enjoyed by all and a great experience was gained.

If you would like to find out more about the Level 3 programme or other equine programmes at CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus, check out their website on http://www.cafre.ac.uk.