Category: News & Views
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 should have done that differently’ moments that I think […]
Teaching a child to be kind and respectful of all animals is an essential part of parenting. Normal child behaviours like running around and screaming can be confusing to animals, so to enjoy time with a four-legged friend, they need to understand how to behave calmly and sensibly. Promoting Understanding Make sure your child understands […]
Wed 22nd, Thur 23rd and 24th Fri February. 10.30 am – 2pm. 1 day camp €35 or €90 for 3 days. All levels welcome. Sibling Discounts available. Booking deposit €50 needed by Sat 18th February. Midterm Pony Camp Wed 22nd Feb to Fri 24th Pony camps are run from 10.30 am to 2pm. […]
In 2016, Eventing Ireland became the first nation worldwide to use the ERQI (EquiRatings Quality Index) system – the cross-country risk analysis indictors developed by Equestrian data science company EquiRatings. The ERQI system provided traffic light indictors of risk for all horses at all levels competing in Ireland in 2016. Horses which displayed amber ERQIs […]
January is upon us again. It is a time for resolutions, for planning and for many it is a time for self-improvement. We hear so much in the media and from the world health organisation about the National obesity problem and about the need to help people to get and stay active. With all of […]
I recently read a really good article about training young horses. The author was discussing the Importance of not ‘kicking the can down the road’ when you run into difficulties with your horse. The main theme of the article was that avoidance tactics such as changing the subject – or trying to circumnavigate issues or […]
New Years resolutions. Is there a need? Life is punishing enough without willfully torturing yourself in the spirit of ‘new beginnings’. Anyway, everyone else is at it so we had better take a look. Resolve is an excellent quality. Being able to stick to the task and keep your eye on the end goal is […]
The Irish Horse Welfare Trust recently announced the launch of its new website at www.ihwt.ie and we’re delighted to have sponsored the build of this new site! The website has been especially designed and delivered by Irish equestrian marketing agency Halcyon Days (our mother company 🙂 ) and sponsored by us at www.HorsePlay.ie Jenny Doran […]
Mud… it’s something that us horse owners have to learn to live with. And as much as us we dislike the stuff, our horses love it in equal proportions. Mine seem to set themselves a daily challenge of caking as much mud as they possibly can over as large a surface area of their bodies […]
In the field of Equine Transportation Kildare Horse Transport, or KHT to you and I might be the new kids on the mounting block….but they certainly haven’t been slow out of the starting gates by any means! Derek O’Sullivan and Nina Vallee, a pair of horse mad enthusiasts started loaning their own horse box […]