Category: News & Views
I love buying horses. It’s like a drug addiction, only controlled by my lack of facilities and my husband guarding the credit card. I’m not really sure what it is that I’m so addicted to – lets be real, each new horse is more work, more money and more pressure in an already over-stretched situation […]
It was with terrible sadness that I heard late yesterday of the untimely death of Niall Connolly, the man behind the wonderful venue of Ravensdale Lodge, just outside Dundalk, Co. Louth. Niall was a true gentleman, dedicated to his family, his friends and the thousands of competitors and trail riders that were fortunate enough to […]
All the horses are back in work again after their breaks. With the weather being so mild some of them are having their second clip already! We are really lucky to have Clippers Ireland as one of our sponsors, so we have no shortage of sets of clippers in the yard, which is a great […]
Whether you’re a Christmas fanatic or have a bit of the ‘bah-humbugs’ about you, there’s no escaping the fact that the ‘Christmas season’ seems to get earlier and earlier each year and is now most certainly ‘upon us’! This extended Christmas season offers endless opportunities to shop and socialise for the Christmas fantatics among you, […]
The Irish weather is a thing of legend worldwide. Along with the stereotype of always being drunk, we are apparently also always getting rained on. It rains many more days than I am drunk, that much I do know… After an unseasonably dry and warm October, November has hit us hard with storm after storm […]
A Donegal man was convicted of animal cruelty at Letterkenny District Court on 16th November 2015 after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to eleven horses. Adrian Browne, aged 44 and with an address at 15 Newbrook Court, Letterkenny, was fined €500 and ordered to pay €456 in costs by Judge Paul Kelly. The case […]
ISPCA Breaking News 6th November 2015 Ponies left to suffer with severely overgrown hooves ISPCA Inspector Lisa O ‘Donovan responded to a call yesterday, 5th November 2015 regarding ponies with extremely overgrown hooves in the Dunmanway region of County Cork. On arrival at the field, there were two mares visible, both with very long hooves. […]
“The years teach much which the days never knew.” This is one of my favourite quotes and it reminds us to look back on where we have come from and what we have achieved. Ten years ago I was an ambitious young person, very driven and with huge ambition. I was in a rush and […]
If there’s one thing I can say about 2015, it’s that it has had its ups and downs. On the national front the team have enjoyed great successes with our string and for the third year running I am Eventing Ireland’s leading rider, which is an achievement I’m very proud of. However, horses the best […]