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The winning team show jumping champions from Boyneside Riding Club in 1986
They included Ait Aoibhinn (Co Cork), Ards (Co Down), Ashbank (Co Down), Bann Valley (Co Derry), Ballyteigue (Co Limerick), Bord Failte (Dublin), Bord na gCapall (Dublin), Capall (Co Down), Castle Howard (Co Wicklow), Cork (Co Cork), Foxborough (Co Wicklow), Galway (Co Galway), Waterford (Co Waterford), Meath (Co Meath), South Wexford (Co Wexford) and Warrenpoint & District (Co Down).
The Association held its first meeting in Portlaoise under the chairmanship of Eddie Fowler with Helen Mangan as Administrator.
Over the past few decades, the membership of the Association has grown steadily to the present day 130 affiliated clubs, 8 regions nationwide and over 3,000 members.
A.I.R.C. President Eddie Fowler receiving an EFI Medal of Honour Award from President of Ireland Mary Robinson on 15th September 1995
The Association also holds Irelands biggest equestrian amateur event, the Riding Club Festival. This two-day event features over 60 competitions and has attracted entries in excess of 2,500. Competitions are held in show jumping, dressage, showing and working hunter.
The event is designed to cater for everyone and no qualification is necessary to enter the majority of the competitions. Punchestown race course hosted the first Riding Club Festival in 1990.
Today the Association strives to premote the amateur leisure rider as it has done for the last number of decades.
Vision
Enjoying Equestrianism
Mission Statement
Encouraging riding as a sport and recreation, to promote good fellowship among riders and to improve and maintain the standard of riding and horsemastership in Ireland
Past Presidents
| 1984 |
Mrs Dan Lanigan O'Keeffe |
| 1985 - 1986 |
Mrs Pam Gillespie |
| 1987 - 1997 |
Mr Eddie Fowler |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Mr Carl Geisler |
| 1999 - 2003 |
Mr Jim Collins |
| 2004 |
Mr Peter Roberts |
| 2005 - Present |
Mrs Helen Mangan |
Past Chairman
| 1973 -1984 |
Mr Eddie Fowler |
| 1985 - 1996 |
Mr Carl Geisler |
| 1997 - 2002 |
Mr Peter Roberts |
| 2003 - Present |
Mr Tony Ennis |
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