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NEWS: Eventing 'crumbling from the top down'
Lesley Hunter-Nolan
Leading Irish event riders have expressed their frustrations about not having a High Performance manager and about the ongoing issues with the national event calendar
21 March 2025 News
NEWS: 'Comprehensive' reforms needed for equine traceability
“If existing loopholes are not addressed, the issues exposed could easily recur, risking further reputational damage to Ireland as the ‘land of the horse’."
21 March 2025 News
NEWS: DAFM to facilitate new horse abattoir
The Department of Agriculture has published as action plan for the equine industry following the publication of Professor Patrick Wall's report
NEWS: Meeting called for concerned breeders
The CPBS has hit back at what it says are “false” claims circulating about the status of the showgrounds in Clifden
21 March 2025 News
NEWS: Stallion inspections under way
Susan Finnerty gives an update from the HSI stallion inspections at Cavan Equestrian Centre
21 March 2025 News
NEWS: Hession appointed para dressage manager
Simone Hession succeeds Debora Pijpers in the role and takes over a Para Dressage programme in excellent shape
21 March 2025 News
COMMENT: Waiting on the storm to blow over
Irish event riders are "disillusioned" that, nearly four months in 2025, they still have no High Performance manager or team trainers
21 March 2025 News
NEWS: Cheltenham awash with equestrian talent
A number of standout performances at CHeltenham this year came from riders with backgrounds in pony club and other equestrian disciplines, reports Margie McLoone
21 March 2025 News
PONY TALES: Support for equestrian sport in Dún Laoghaire
Cllr Pierce Dargan has been advocating for horse owners in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
21 March 2025 News
PONY TALES: Appeal to home rescued equines
The ISPCA is appealing for homes for 25 rescued ponies, donkeys, and horses currently in care
21 March 2025 News
INTERNATIONAL: Irish well represented on the continent
Jessica Burke, Seamus Hughes Kennedy, Billy Twomey and Susan Fitzpatrick are among the top performing Irish riders on the continent over the past week
21 March 2025 News
NEWS: Eventing calendar still in doubt
The Eventing Ireland calendar in the south is still decimated as a solution between EI and event organisers around insurance is yet to be met. Judith Faherty and Lesley Hunter-Nolan report
14 March 2025 News