Our first ever TB Dressage League finished with a flourish as Cass Foley topped both classes with her beloved Rodney (Eoghan’s Delight). The winning prize for each class was a Pivo Silver pack and Cass has kindly passed her Novice winning prize on to the 2nd-placed Becky Grimes. Congratulations to both and happy filming! Connolly’s RED MILLS
STREAMED LIVE ON FACEBOOK TONIGHT… See Wexford Equestrian Centre The Stepping Stones TB class at Wexford Equestrian Centre (sponsored by The Perfect Eventer) has been a particularly competitive affair this year. A great turnout has ensured a closely contested competition all the way through with some really impressive performances with some rides only just off
WIN a €6,000 nomination for €100! Far Above won on debut in a seven-furlong maiden at Newmarket in the spring of his three-year-old campaign. However, it was at sprint distances where he shone. Dropped to six furlongs for his third start at Windsor, he won by five lengths. His final start at three years was
Trainer Anthony McCann has announced that Dundalk legend Togoville is to retire, REPORTS IRISH RACING SERVICES The remarkable 11-year-old son of Verglas holds the record for the most wins on the all-weather track with 14 of his 16 career victories coming at Dundalk. Those wins included a hat trick of victories during a two week spell
The Irish Polo Foundation (“IPF”) have announced plans to scale up their ‘Irish Thoroughbred Programme’, a pilot scheme that aims to increase the number of polo horses in Ireland to progress the development of the game and the wider industry. The overarching role of the Irish Polo Foundation is to raise funds to assist with
“He’ll only eat Pink Lady apples…” 1. How long have you been involved in retraining racehorses and how did it come about initially? Our family have been retraining racehorses for over twenty years. My uncle Jim Dreaper had retired Harcon who had had notable success for Jim over the years. He retried a sound horse
It’s not the first thing that jumps to mind when considering a therapy for our times, but the horse-assisted workshops of June Burgess – a former Ireland three-day-eventer and ex-owner of Belfast’s Fitzwilliam Hotel – have been helping care staff cope with their workload. Gail Bell finds out more Care-home worker Amy Moore gave
Siobhan Herbst runs Polo Wicklow “Traditionally the Thoroughbred has been used for many years for polo, many of them coming from the track. If you look back at the ‘Argentine Polo’ breed you will see that all the bloodlines originate from the thoroughbred.” How long have you been involved in retraining racehorses for polo
Siobhán Herbst creates equine firm to supply alternative to dear Argentine bloodstock Irish Times, Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 05:36 Dominic Coyle Irish international polo player Siobhán Herbst (astride horse) with colleague April Kent: Ms Herbst is running what she says is Ireland’s largest polo event, for charity, in Phoenix Park. Irish racehorses are being
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