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PICTURE DESK: Out and about
Irish Field Contributor
Our photographers were out and about around the country last weekend
7 March 2025 Features
PONY TALES: Oliver retires as huntsman
Oliver Ryan-Purcell retired as huntsman of of the Ormond Foxhounds on the final day of the season
28 February 2025 Features
FEATURE - thoroughbreds in equestrian sport: "It's never too late"
The role of thoroughbreds in sport came under the spotlight with the WBFSH/ISBC collaboration. Susan Finnerty spoke to some keen fans.
THE PRODUCER: Rachel Dowley - Onwards and upwards
Dressage rider Rachel Dowley tells Róisín Sheridan about the incredible support she was given after a traumatic spinal injury last year, and of her determination
14 February 2025 Features
TIHA AGM: A wing and a funding prayer
Preserving traditional Irish bloodlines on a shoestring budget is the remit of the TIHA. Susan Finnerty reports on its AGM.
14 February 2025 Features
THE PRODUCER - Ian Cassells: "The main aim is the Europeans"
Irish team event rider Ian Cassells is aiming to get to his first senior championships in 2025. He tells Róisín Sheridan about his business and horses
31 January 2025 Features
THE PRODUCER - Ciara Mullen: Doing it our own way
Ciara Mullen tells Roísín Sheridan how she is more concerned with the longevity of her horses and ponies than with buyers hunting ribbons
24 January 2025 Features
FEATURE: Love or money
Susan Finnerty explores the financial rewards for breeders of top-ranked performers and the highest-earning riders of 2024
24 January 2025 Features
FEATURE - Tiggy's Trust: Tiggy's light shines bright
Jane Hancock tells Judith Faherty about the legacy left by her daughter Tiggy and the work of Tiggy's Trust
17 January 2025 Features
THE PRODUCER - Sarah Lang: Patience is a virtue
Kilkenny producer Sarah Lang tells Róisín Sheridan how patience and basic ground work really pay off when re-training thoroughbreds
17 January 2025 Features
THE PRODUCER - Ellie Humphries: 'There will always be pressure'
Ellie Humphries is putting her masters in sports psychology to good use for her own career. She talks to Róisín Sheridan
10 January 2025 Features
FEATURE: Irish unbroken run continues
The top-earning horses, studbooks and sires of Hippomundo’s 2024 rankings? Susan Finnerty starts with the dressage and eventing leaderboards
10 January 2025 Features