HORSE Sport Ireland has issued the following statement in response to international coverage of Horse welfare issues in Ireland.
THERE IS AN ISSUE, BUT IT MUST BE PUT IN CONTEXT
"Recent statements that 20,000 horses are abandoned and neglected in Ireland are exaggerated and cannot be substantiated in any way.

A training day for Young Breeders will be held on February 19th from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at Monart Equestrian, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford with trainer Maurice Coleman.

SVEN Holmberg, FEI Bureau Member and Chair of the Jumping Committee, has resigned from both positions with immediate effect.

TWO hundred and fifty people last night (Thursday) attended the Horse Sport Ireland and West Cork Development Partnership information meeting held in Dunmanway, County Cork.

THE David Foster Injured Riders Fund Ball this year returns to David’s home town of Enfield in Co. Meath. As always, profits raised from this now annual event will go to the Injured Riders Fund, set up to commemorate Capt. David Foster, who tragically died while taking part in an event near his home in 1998.

TO THANK all our Facebook Friends for their support of Team Ireland Equestrian, a draw for Team Ireland Equestrian kit, worth in excess of €400, was held on Friday 14th January. All our Facebook Friends up to the date of the draw were included in the competition. We are pleased to announce the following winners:

THE West Cork Development Partnership, in association with Horse Sport Ireland and Teagasc is holding a meeting on Grant Supports to Ancillary Services Projects in the Sport Horse Sector on January 20 in the Parkway Hotel Dunmanway. For details click below.

CIAN O'Connor is the first Irish international rider out of the gate for 2011, with an entry in the three-star Arab World Cup League in Dubai this weekend.

THE success of the HSI / AIRE Introduction to Horse Riding Schools’ Pilot Programme during 2010 has resulted in the scheme being extended to February of 2011, it was announced today (Saturday).