The Connemara pony is one of Ireland’s oldest native breeds renowned for its versatility, athleticism and disposition.  In recognition of the breed, the Connemara Pony Breeders Society would like to award the highest placed Connemara ponies competing at Novice and Pre-Novice levels €150 and €100 respectively, at the end of the 2012 eventing season.   To be eligible, the pony must be pure bred Connemara and registered with the CPBS.   Points will be awarded [...read on..]

Tuffa is kicking off 2012 with a new Irish website. Tuffa Boots has recently launched a new Irish website, which can be found at www.tuffaboots.ie. “We’re pleased with our new Irish site,” says Michelle Girling from Tuffa. “It’s been created to meet the growing demand for our products in Ireland, and includes the lines we currently have available, the prices in Euros, and the ability to order online should an interested party be unable to [...read on..]

Ludo Philippaerts has announced the creation of a Belgian fund that will invest in top horses. The fund will according to horses.nl be named BSF (Belgisch Springpaarden Fonds), and at first introduce twelve horses between five and nine years old. The twelve horses are all owned preliminary by Philippaerts. The background for the initiative is that too many Belgian top horses are sold to foreign countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Ukraine. As a consequence Belgium [...read on..]

The South Leinster Branch of the SJI held their inagural Charity gala Evening in the SET Theatre, Langtons, Kilkenny on the 14th December. Sharon Fitzpatrick & Liz Brennan must be commended for their hard work and enthusiasm in organising this night which once again proved a huge success with riders, breeders and owners in attendance. The evening was hosted by compare Brendan Mc Cardle along with a panel in of equestrian personalities for some craic [...read on..]

[London, UNITED KINGDOM] – Just two riders from the original eight starters in the Allltech Christmas Puissance, which has a prize fund of €20,000, made it through to the fifth and final round in this year’s thriller. Britain’s Guy Williams (Richi Rich 111) and Switzerland’s former World number one Pius Schwizer (Koby du Vartellier) went head-to-head over the big red wall standing at a massive 7ft 1in (2.16m). Although both riders have won many puissance classes [...read on..]

Simon Coveney, TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine today attended the 2011 Irish Horse Racing Awards where he was Guest of Honour.   In paying tribute to the outstanding Irish successes in 2011 with Irish bred horses, Irish trainers, owners and jockeys coming away with the spoils in Ireland, Britain, France and America, the Minister remarked “this country is a true leader in the equine world and shows the value of the pursuit of [...read on..]