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Local girl Kate Derwin had two reasons to celebrate this week, after coming home from the European Pony Jumping Championships in Hungary with a gold and silver medal.

I do not know the statistics, but I feel sure that the greatest number of our continental visitors come from France. During the summer you hear and see a lot of French people clutching maps of our small city, wandering about in groups; or lines of young students talking and gesturing happily among themselves, not paying the least attention to their guide. The French are not operatic like the Italians. They share beautiful sounding words; but the face is serious. I feel there is something of Old Europe in the French language.

All roads will be leading to Bonniconlon this August Bank Holiday Monday (August 3) when the small village is transformed into one of the biggest showgrounds in the country for the annual show and gymkhana.

Ower Equestrian Centre in Roscahill will hold its annual charity event in aid of Galway West Special Olympics Equestrian Club on Sunday August 10 from 12.30pm.

Horse riding in an Association of Irish Riding Establishment approved riding centre can tick all the boxes for children and adults.

Kilkenny rider James Dwyer has gained a place on the Irish team that travels to the Paralympic Games 2012, which will take place in London from August 30 to September 4.

Kilkenny’s Eddie Moloney showed his class to take the spoils at the Allianz Leinster indoor horse championship at the Kill International Equestrian Centre in Co Kildare last weekend.

If you’re involved in horses and looking for an event on horseback that will challenge you as well as help you bond more with your horse then this weekend’s long distance horse riding event is for you.

The Galway County Show takes place at the Brothers of Charity Grounds, Kilcornan on Saturday and Sunday.

If you have ever dreamt of living and working like a cowboy… now is your chance, while at the same time supporting the fight against heart disease!