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
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
Racing Post’s Lewis Porteous spends a day with the centre’s visionary Keith Hackett You do not have to sit on a horse at Park Palace Ponies to be inspired by what is taking place at the inner-city riding school for complete novices in Liverpool. That is thanks in part to the former Victorian music hall,
Top eventer Holly Payne Caravella explains why she prefers American Thoroughbreds, most of whom are off the racetrack, and how she finds and retrains them for her sport. NANCY JAFFER UPDATED: SEP 26, 2019. ORIGINAL: APR 21, 2017 After I graduated from the pony ranks, a Thoroughbred named The Federalist took me to what was then the
Link to Christmas Show programme Christmas Show Programme 2024 Livestreaming can be found on Horse & Country TV and is free for all viewers. Follow along with the Results and Scoring Register your thoroughbred for free on Treo Eile
Treo Eile are sponsoring a prize of €150, together with a Treo Eile rosette and branded rug on the final day of the Duffys Equestrian Centre League on Saturday December 7th . This is open to thoroughbreds competing on the day, not just horses that have qualified for the final and incomposes all class height categories, with the ‘Highest
A host of racing and equestrian stars align for the Treo Eile Christmas Show Emerald Equestrian Centre, Thursday December 12 Oisin Murphy, Colin Keane, Davy Russell, Barry Geraghty, Nina Carberry, Robbie Power and Paul and Jody Townend, eventing Olympians Sarah Ennis, Sam Watson, Caroline Powell and Austin O’Connor, are among the stars aligning for this
Show Jumping in Cavan Equestrian Centre Treo Eile are acknowledging thoroughbreds in show jumping with a €150 prize, together with a Treo Eile rosette and rug at the Cavan December Show. Open to thoroughbreds in all class height categories, with the ‘Highest Placed Thoroughbred at the Show’ being rewarded. The owner should enter
