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Welcome to Horse Sport Ireland’s new blog, STABLE TALK.

Our new corporate blog is about creating a platform that offers real insight into the work being carried out by Horse Sport Ireland on behalf of the industry and which also allows industry experts, Horse Sport Ireland staff and Team Ireland Equestrian athletes to share their knowledge, advice and experience with the wider sport horse industry.

Whether you are a breeder, horse owner, rider or equestrian sports fan you will find a lot of information on various topics related to the sport horse industry in Ireland.

Irish Para Athlete Rosemary Gaffney Beats Covid-19

6 May 2020, 16:00 |

Rosemary Gaffney, a member of Horse Sport Ireland’s high-performance para-dressage squad and equine course director at Kildalton College, describes her recovery from Covid-19 and what has kept her going during self-isolation Just over five weeks ago, not long after the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar announced stringent new measures asking people to stay at home to curb the spread of Covid-19, Irish high-performance para-dressage rider Rosemary Gaffney was diagnosed with the disease.

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Exciting New Additions to the Cathal Daniels Team

20 April 2020, 18:21 |

Cathal Daniels, member of Horse Sport Ireland’s high-performance eventing squad, is using this time to get to know some exciting new additions to his quality string of horses whilst working hard to keep his well-known horses in top form Following a very exciting yard move to Tully East which is situated on the Curragh.

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GAIN Equine Nutrition – Changes to your feeding management

14 April 2020, 17:02 |

For many horse-owners and competitors, the month of April signals better weather, grass growth and welcome competitive action at shows and events right throughout the Country.  Nationally the season was just beginning and whether you are a professional or amateur rider, your passion or hobby has been put on hold due to the unfortunate circumstances we find ourselves in due to the global COVID 19 pandemic.

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CATHAL DANIELS: The Olympic Dream is Alive and Well

8 April 2020, 17:53 |

Cathal Daniels, member of Horse Sport Ireland’s high-performance eventing squad, says that the squad are fortunate to be in a good place mentally and that Team Ireland will be prepared when they get the green light Twenty-three-year-old Cathal Daniels had an incredible 2019 season culminating with an individual bronze medal win at the European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen, riding the Mags and Frank Kinsella-owned and bred Rioghan Rua (ISH).

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BREEDING FOCUS: Wafer Family Fortune with Parkmore Progeny

31 March 2020, 16:57 |

  On the back of winning the coveted Breeders Championship prize at the 2019 Dublin Horse Show, Patrick Wafer and his family went on to claim the Horse Sport Ireland National Eventing Foal Championship with Parkmore Tyson (ISH), we caught up with Patrick’s nephew Maurice to see what’s happening on the farm as the 2020 breeding season arrives Based in the townland of Parkmore, Carnew on the Wicklow/Wexford boarder is the Wafer family farm.

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