THE Irish sport horse industry will be on equal parity with the thoroughbred racing industry in relation to Covid-19 restrictions going forward. That was confirmed in the Statutory Instruments (S.I No. 560 of 2020), updated on December 1st, following the decision being ratified by the Cabinet last Friday.

The decision means sport horse activity will continue despite what level of Covid-19 restrictions the country goes to in the coming months. The Statutory Instruments states: “A person may organise, or cause to be organised, a sporting event in a relevant geographical location where the person takes all reasonable steps to ensure that every person participating in the event is involved in the training and preparation of sport horses for events held under the authority of Horse Sport Ireland.”