Eithne Mac Carthy, a fourth year veterinary medicine student in University College Dublin, is undertaking a World Horse Welfare funded investigation into the prevalence of strangles in horses and ponies in Ireland. Eithne’s project aims to measure the level of sub-clinical Strangles in populations of Irish horses (identifying possible carriers) and with this information develop an eradication plan.The test forContinue reading “Strangles survey”
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Coillte invites input on its Draft Strategic Management Plan
How many of you would like legal access to a nearby area of forestry? Now is your chance to let Coillte know that it would be beneficial to permit equestrian activity on their property. Coillte invites comments and input on its draft strategic management plan which you can access on line through the Coillte website. TheContinue reading “Coillte invites input on its Draft Strategic Management Plan”
Happy birthday website
Today is the first anniversary of our website’s launch and it’s fairly safe to say that it has gone from strength to strength since beginning life with a short report on last year’s North West League Final. It’s been a great year and the website has generated a lot of interest, both as a means ofContinue reading “Happy birthday website”
Looking back on an equine St Patrick’s Day
Although some planned events were cancelled in advance of the national holiday last Thursday, there was a great turn out from the horsey fraternity at several of the parades in Donegal. Take a look at the huge effort made by Mary Finneran’s troops on the Glenleary website gallery. And if you scroll down past the recentContinue reading “Looking back on an equine St Patrick’s Day”
Back to the future
Here’s a thought provoking piece from Rachel on the East Donegal Pony Club’s website. With the combined horsepower and peoplepower of the clubs in the county, we should be able to explore every inch of Donegal! Push Your Boundaries
Death of Iris Kellett
Many of you may have heard of Iris Kellett’s death last week. For those of you who didn’t know she had died (or maybe didn’t even know that she had lived!), here’s a piece from yesterday’s Irish Times.
Team building & obstacle challenge this Friday evening
Francis has booked Gallagher’s arena in Ballybofey for this Friday’s team building & obstacle challenge evening. Francis, a master designer of Le Trec and Treasure Hunt courses, will be joined by guest pony club games expert, Liam Barry. Liam has trained the East Donegal Pony Club games team for the past few years and his daughter,Continue reading “Team building & obstacle challenge this Friday evening”
New product for ‘Tried & Tested’ arrives
Last autumn Damien did the leg work on the first product we received for the Ireland’s Horse & Pony Magazine feature “Tried & Tested”. That time it was an all-purpose Bucas Shamrock cooler which arrived in Millie-size. He was very impressed and gave it a high rating on his feedback sheet. Now we’ve received twoContinue reading “New product for ‘Tried & Tested’ arrives”
Learn how to safely transport your horse at another of our armchair evenings
Tonight, at another of our armchair evenings, Francis will cover the topic of safely transporting your horse. As we all know, hitching the trailer is the easy part. Loading the horse is generally not too difficult either (although some remedial work is sometimes necessary). And sure once that bit’s over we just sit back inContinue reading “Learn how to safely transport your horse at another of our armchair evenings”
TREC Donegal brings another equestrian sport to our area
Orla and some of her henchmen around the Ramelton area have been working away over the winter season in an effort to bring the sport of TREC to Donegal. The fruits of their labour were rewarded recently with a visit from a TREC Ireland technical delegate who discussed plans to initiate TREC Donegal. TREC isContinue reading “TREC Donegal brings another equestrian sport to our area”
Letterkenny Riding Club 