Killossery Lodge Stud – breeding horses with a future
Breeding a World Champion is a dream that every horse breeder longs over, but that only a handful can fulfil. Yet this is exactly what Laura Glynn has done. From her family base of Killossery Lodge Stud in North County Dublin – which is also a busy live...
Grand National Fever Runs High
Excitement surrounding the 2017 Randox Health Grand National Festival, which this year takes place from Thursday, April 6 (Grand Opening Day) through Saturday, April 8 (Grand National Day) is building up, and the event is promising to be amongst the most ...
The next steps in breeding your mare
Following on from our previous article ‘The question of breeding’ in which our equine veterinary expert Nikki Walshe considered the important question of whether or not you should breed from your mare, in this article Nikki considers the next steps yo...
The question of breeding horses…
We just love spring time… the days are getting longer; the grass has started to grow and there’s the impending pitter patter of tiny hooves as new born foals take their first steps in the world, with breeders dreaming of following them on a path to st...
CONNOLLY’S RED MILLS SUPERLEAGUE SPONSORSHIP CONFIRMED
Eventing Ireland is delighted to announce that Connolly’s RED MILLS will continue to sponsor the SuperLeague for 2017. The Connolly’s RED MILLS SuperLeague encourages the top horse/rider combinations to compete at the highest level and previous winner...
MARTIN CLUNES STARS IN NEW DOCUMENTARY ON HORSE & COUNTRY TV
Television star Martin Clunes presents a new documentary show on Horse & Country TV, all about how equine learning can benefit people with special needs. In ‘Martin Clunes: Riding Therapy’, the actor and horse lover heads to the Fortune Centre of ...
Walk a Mile in my (Horse) Shoes
Costa: The woman has undertaken a crazed new training regime where she appears, frothing at the mouth, four days a week to subject me to a rigorous workout before disappearing. Due to the frenzied speed in which she embarks on these endeavours, I haven’...
The Key to Equestrian Happiness? Put Enjoyment before Achievement
By John Haime Sometimes things get fuzzy in sports and a reset is exactly what you need. Very often my phone will ring, or I’ll get an “emergency” text and an athlete client will be in a funk. Their focus unconsciously shifts to the many distraction...
What does it take to become an Olympic Equestrian?
Did you watch the Olympic Equestrian events last year and wonder how you could become involved? It looks like a wonderful experience, but it’s a long, challenging and expensive road to get close to becoming an Olympic rider. You need to put in 100% dedi...
If you’re going to get injured, get injured in January…
You may or may not have noticed, but we’ve been a little quieter than usual here at HorsePlay.ie… Unfortunately, I had a wee accident back in the middle of January. And yes, of course it was horse related! It was one of those ‘yeah, I probably shoul...
