Month: February 2016

Easter Monday, March 28th 2016, starting at 2PM from Trim Fire Station, County Meath €10 Registration fee this is payable on the day. Teenagers €5 and Under 12’s are Free. LHPR is a voluntary horse rescue organization based in Kiltoome, Trim, County Meath and has no admin overheads with all proceeds going directly to the […]

When Horseplay.ie asked me to write about how event riders make a living I scratched my head!! I think most who do it as a profession will agree – eventing is a passion rather than a money making venture! However, at the end of the day it is a business and every business needs to earn […]

Above L-R Sam Watson (EquiRatings), Diarmuid Byrne (EquiRatings), Georgia Stubington (Vice Chairman Eventing Ireland), Alison Packman (Administration Manager Eventing Ireland), David O’Meara (Chairman Eventing Ireland). Eventing Ireland has been working to improve the safety and welfare of horse and rider cross country for a number of years.  Despite the current safety tools already being used […]

Imagine being scared, alone. Terrified that that horrible human is going to come back with that stick or that no one is going to check on you for the sixth months in a row. Imagine being only two years old and being locked away in a shed, cold, alone and starving. Hearing a door creak […]

Only a handful of showjumping’s biggest names have won the famous Hickstead Derby three times in succession, and this summer Ireland’s Trevor Breen bids to join this elite roll of honour. Trevor is the reigning Equestrian.com Derby champion. Having won the title for the first time in 2014 with the one-eyed Adventure De Kannan, he […]

Friday Indoor Spring Training League Horse & Pony Results February 12th 2016 Week 2 X-poles Class – Double Clear: K.Creegan’s Gypsy (Katie Creegan). (prize) 6ocm Class – Divided between: W.Byrne’s Dylan (Wendy Byrne) (prize) and K.Creegan’s Gypsy (Katie Creegan). 70cm Class – Divided between: T.Cardwell’s Tayto (Trevor Cardwell) and T.Harper’s Jessie (Tierna Harper) (prize). 80cm […]

Benjamin Franklin put it nicely…’if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail’. And while we know all too well that horses like to continually throw us curve balls, framing a short, medium and long term plan will pay dividends. not only for your horse’s performance but also for your sanity. With a busy […]

The Blackhill Eventing Irish Red Cross charity training clinic and charity raffle took place on Sunday last at Copper Beech Stud. Louise Halford as always went the extra mile, her warm hospitality made sure that everyone had a wonderful day and the huge quantity of delicious cakes and buns kept everyone well fed. In the […]

Padraig McCarthy is one of life’s great achievers. He finds himself on the eventing high performance squad for Ireland with his eye firmly on getting to the Rio Olympics, and he has travelled a road less ordinary to get there. The 38 year old Tipperary native is based at Warren Farm in Devon with his […]

80cm Class – double clears: P.Richardson’s Zanadoo (Jane Richardson), R.Kenny’s Lurgan Green (Robert Kenny) and S.Richardson’s Ballinteskin Superstition (Sarah Richardson). 90cm Class –  double clears: M.Barnford’s Rivero (Ashlee Ervine) and J.Richarson’s Bright Like A Diamond (Jane Richardson). 1m Class – double clears: D.Scully’s Iroko’s Finest (Sean McGee), S.Cluskey’s Commanche Rose (Sara Cluskey), A.Bailey’s Callie Lus […]