Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) today unveiled a major upgrade to HorseSource.ie: an advanced horse search branded ‘CapallÓir’ – a respectful nod to the storied heritage of the Irish Sport Horse and Irish Draught horse, more recently joined by the Irish Sport Pony and Irish Cob studbooks. This database feature is long championed by Ireland’s breeders and a welcome return.
“CapallÓir” – (Ca-pul-Or) the Irish (Gaelic) for Golden Horse – is the practical innovation the industry has been asking for, and one that Horse Sport Ireland is pleased to be able to provide.
Since the migration to HorseSource.ie last year breeders have asked for a return of this powerful, search tool. CapallÓir answers that call—combining pedigree data with clean design and faster results—so breeders, producers, and owners can make quicker, data-informed decisions.
Key benefits at a glance
- Smarter discovery: Filter by breed, colour, sex, year of birth, classification — within seconds.
- Depth of pedigree: Clear, readable lineage views with quick links to notable relatives and progeny.
- Snapshots: At-a-glance indicators to help you spot key data such as SNP tested, % Thoroughbred blood, number of progeny, TIH Status, etc.
Honouring the past, evolving for today
“CapallÓir is our way of recognising the Irish Horse Register’s foundational role while delivering a modern tool that reflects how the sport horse world works today,” said Dr. Sonja Egan. “We know breeders have wanted this capability back, it has taken considerable time to build the search functionality, and we’re delighted to have it live this weekend. We are continuously looking to develop this tool and expand on the information it provides. We intend to continually build on the feature and hope that these will be available for our breeders in the future!”
Now live in beta-testing
CapallÓir is available today on HorseSource.ie in a beta-testing phase. Beta means the core functionality is live and fully usable, but we’re still fine-tuning performance, polishing the interface, and squashing the inevitable I.T. bugs that surface when the wider community gains access.
HSI invites breeders, riders, owners, and administrators to try CapallÓir in real-world scenarios and share feedback. We have done extensive testing and are working on small fixes. However, if you spot any glitches, inconsistencies, please report them to [email protected] so the team can address issues quickly and keep improving the experience.