Month: June 2016
If other people on your yard won’t conduct faecal worm egg counts (FWECs) during the summer it doesn’t mean that you should follow the herd, say the worming experts at Zoetis. All horses respond differently to the same circumstances so it’s imperative to assess your horse both independently and as part of the group, when […]
Christa Dillon’s BLACKHILL EVENTING Presents – A unique opportunity to train with Irish international 3* event rider Lindsay Graham at The Field Equestrian Centre, Stradbally on Sunday 7th August. Lindsay is an excellent trainer and has vast experience, having competed up to 3* level. She is a consummate producer of young horses, and her upbeat and […]
Citius, Altius, Fortius. The Olympic motto translates as ‘faster, higher, stronger’, and it perfectly encompasses the efforts and ambitions of every athlete that has ever taken part at any Olympic Games. Competing at the Olympics is the single greatest sporting honour that any athlete can achieve, and it is often the end result of a […]
Eventing is a truly unique and diverse sport. Riders and horses of every sort, colour and creed enjoy the challenges that eventing brings, and throughout its history there have been many non-conformist success stories that capture the minds and hearts of participants and spectators alike. Horses such as Charisma, Murphy Himself, Just William and Mulry’s […]
Reigning Equestrian.com Derby champion Trevor Breen returns to Hickstead next week in the hope of claiming a third consecutive Derby title – but he faces a strong field of contenders. Ireland’s Billy Twomey is among the favourites for Hickstead’s most famous class, which is held on the afternoon of Sunday 26 June. Billy finished second in the Equestrian.com Derby […]
After spending my teenage years working in riding schools and livery yards in exchange for rides, I started an equine studies course in Enniskillen after my Leaving Cert. On 30th October 2000, 10 weeks after my eighteenth birthday, I suffered fractures to three vertebrae and what is termed a “complete spinal cord injury at T5”, […]
Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair 2016 proved an overwhelming success and reconfirmed that it has now truly developed into one of the World’s leading three-day-events. A record number of 31,110 people visited our Ratoath venue to witness over 300 competitors compete from nine different nations. There was also plenty for all the family […]
The Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair is the Jewel in the crown of the Irish Eventing season. And with the 2016 contest set to be the final Olympic trial for the Irish riders, there was everything to play for. Bathed in glorious sunshine, the venue looked superb and the competition got underway with […]
On the back of our ‘Ask The Vet’ series, we had a question in from Laura in Co. Cork, for our equine Veterinary expert – Nikki Walshe. I have a 4yo horse who’s right hock makes a clicking sound as he starts to work. Mostly in walk and it’s more noticeable at the start of exercise. […]
The Ultimate Royal Ascot Quiz by the team at Myracing.com –