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Trying to survive the ‘legendary’ Irish weather…
The Irish weather is a thing of legend worldwide. Along with the stereotype of always being drunk, we are apparently...
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Donegal man convicted of cruelty to eleven horses
A Donegal man was convicted of animal cruelty at Letterkenny District Court on 16th November 2015 after pleading guilty to...
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4 more ways to know if your horse isn’t sound…
Following on from our previous article on 'soundness', our equine rehabilitation specialist Catherine McCourt discusses 4 more ways to know if your...
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Clipping horses
Anyone who keeps a horse through the winter months will be aware of the monstrously hairy coat that our four-legged...
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Ponies left to suffer with severely overgrown hooves
ISPCA Breaking News 6th November 2015 Ponies left to suffer with severely overgrown hooves ISPCA Inspector Lisa O ‘Donovan responded...
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Laminitis – a case study
A 19 year old grey mare was presented to me with a history of on-going laminitis. She had been treated...
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Improving the jumping canter
Leaving aside the ability of the horse and the skill of the rider, the success of a jumping round largely...
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Glen the Squirrel
This isn't a horsey story, but it's so cute we had to share it! A very young squirrel fell from a...
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The Merry Minstrel – ‘Socks’ – training the young horse
Socks is a 17hh 6yr old Chestnut Gelding. We purchased him at the end of 2014 from a show jumping...
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Doing a better job
“The years teach much which the days never knew.” This is one of my favourite quotes and it reminds us...
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