Just one week to go until our AGM. Make sure that you phone, text or email Damien by Friday with your nominations (two per category) for the Club Member and Club Horse of the Year awards. Last year they went to the two Elizabeths (Lizzie and Libby) so who is it to be in inContinue reading “Club Member and Club Horse of the Year: Nominations by Friday!”
Category Archives: The Horses
Remember to keep digging out your old photos
These are the winter months when days are short and there’s no light for capturing the club’s activities on camera. Our Features section is designed to brighten up the dark season so root out some photos of when you were younger or put together a profile of your horse for the website. You can emailContinue reading “Remember to keep digging out your old photos”
News of another type of club
Riding clubs, pony clubs, … In today’s Irish Times there’s an interesting report about a new Horse Owners Club in Dunsink, County Dublin. The club formed as a result of Fingal County Council’s horse welfare intervention, helped by skilled input from the Irish Horse Welfare Trust. It sounds like a success. Read “Horses outside: FixingContinue reading “News of another type of club”
Meet Britney
It’s a while since we’ve featured one of our equine members in our Meet the Horses series. It must be a sign of shortening days and the change of seasons that we can now enjoy the story of Britney. If you have some time on your hands this autumn and winter, put together the story ofContinue reading “Meet Britney”
Unmissable: Inside Nature’s Giants
Many of you have already watched Channel 4’s programme on the anatomy and bio-mechanics of the racehorse. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can still catch it on the Channel 4 iPlayer. It’s part of the “Inside Nature’s Giants” series.
Raffle to raise funds for Irish Horse Welfare Trust
The Irish Horse Welfare Trust is running a raffle to raise some urgently needed funds. The prize is a place on a fabulous Riding Safari to Africa in November with a group going out for IHWT. Tickets are €20 each but are restricted to 1000. The raffle will take place on 30 September 2011. IHWTContinue reading “Raffle to raise funds for Irish Horse Welfare Trust”
Bruce looks for a new life
Bruce, the bay thoroughbred that Rachel brought to the first few legs of the North West League in February, injured a tendon several weeks ago and his racing career is ended. He’d love to continue life as a pleasure horse and, with several months on the easy list, should be well capable of carrying onContinue reading “Bruce looks for a new life”
Strangles survey
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”
Relaxed and healthy partners spotted in Letterkenny
It’s good to see that Paddy has his priorities right. Scarcely 48 hours back in the country, on Saturday he and Lizzie were spotted out shoe shopping for the new season at the Mountain Top. The pair of them are a great advertisement for taking a 3-month winter break. Seamus has kept Lizzie in primeContinue reading “Relaxed and healthy partners spotted in Letterkenny”
3-yr old Arab Connemara cross for sale
Bruno, a really lovely 3-year old Arab/Connemara cross, is for sale. He was recently broken in by Rachel Carton who thought the world of him and believes he’d make a lovely prospect for somebody with the time to bring him on. He’s a good 14.2hh, bay, and has a great temperament and attitude. He’s stillContinue reading “3-yr old Arab Connemara cross for sale”
Letterkenny Riding Club 