Month: October 2015

Training is the absolute foundation of our horse’s performance. Without good training will we never achieve our goals – whether that’s to jump around your first 80cm track, or your first Grand Prix. What we often don’t think about is the best way to structure our training and how we should go about developing a […]

  Nikki Walshe MVB is a resident vet at Greenmount Equine Hospital, Limerick. After qualifying from University College Dublin with first class honours degree in Veterinary Medicine, Nikki headed down under to begin her career in Australia. Her first job was as an intern in a large equine hospital where she learned best practice from highly qualified experts. […]

Kate Dwyer is an Irish International Dressage rider with a massive future. Having been selected as a Young Rider to compet for Ireland at the 2003 European Championships in Saumur, in 2004 she once again represented Ireland in Aarhus, Denmark on her Irish Bred – Montana Bayand – and was the Intermediare 1 National Champion that same year. […]

Catherine McCourt MVB MRCVS qualified from UCD as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1986. Since then she has combined mixed practice with running Killadoran Stud in Delvin, Co. Westmeath with her partner Liam Buckley. The stud specializes in foaling mares, correcting angular limb deformities in foals and the rehabilitation of racehorses and sport horses after injury.

Born in the middle of Ireland in the town of Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Joseph and his identical twin brother – Ciaran – were given boots as one of their first presents…football boots!!! The Murphy clan hail from a strong GAA football background and all of Joseph’s 5 brothers played for county teams, as did the […]

Christa Dillon is a 34 year old sports horse producer based in the midlands of Ireland. Mother of one small, but spectacular boy called Charlie, Christa together with her husband Niall farms a suckler herd of cattle in the Irish Midlands. They also run a haulage business and work as forage contractors during the summer […]

Liam Buckley (who tells us he is ‘aged’) is a certified BHSAI and HSI level 2 coach. An extremely knowledgeable individual (and we understand on more topics than just horses and showjumping!), Liam has more the 30 years in the horse business. Joint owner of Killadoran Stud in Delvin, Co. Westmeath, Liam served as “chef […]

Derek McConnell could be considered to be one Ireland’s most well rounded horsemen. A renowned producer of young horses, Derek has showjumped internationally, winning many competitive Grand Prix and Puissance classes and has also evented internationally to the highest level, winning Dartfield CCI** and being placed in the Eventing World Cup in Ballindenisk being his […]