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Irish Army Equitation School celebrates centenary year

The Irish Army is the last army to retain a full time Army Equitation School.

Studbook’s ‘groundbreaking initiative’ aims to conserve, protect and restore rare bloodlines

ANG2WX Irish Draught Horse. Gray adult on a beach, walking in shallow waterA “groundbreaking” new approach will allow horses without recorded pedigrees be considered for entry into...

Irish stock fencing championship set for Clonmel Show

The 2026 Irish Stock Fencing Championship will take place at Clonmel Show, Powersown Park Racecourse, on Agricultural Show day, on July 5. The main event is for contractors and is...

From the Curragh to the Cloud: The Digital Transformation Quietly Reshaping Irish Horse Racing

There are few more successful horse racing nations on the planet than Ireland. Aidan O’Brien has long been regarded as the dominant flat trainer, but the Irish maestro is yet to wi...

Wexford jockey Gabriella Hill rides winner at Roscommon

Top riders, top sport and top horse welfare promised in new $300m showjumping league

The team behind the new $300m Premier Jumping League (PJL) that “defines a new era for showjumping” hopes to celebrate equine and human stars and at...

New vision for a good life for sport horses from the start to the very end

A close-up of the horse's nose and the rider's gloved hand. The nose of a bay horse with a white groove on the muzzle. Portrait sports stallion in the double bridle. Horse muzzle c...

‘I’d only sat on him three times’: teenager off to a winning start on Irish Olympian’s former European Championship ride

Ruby Hughes riding Farrell at Myerscough College’s High Profile Show.Ruby Hughes made her competitive debut with...

Irish Grand National full result: The 1-2-3 and full finishing positions from the big race at Fairyhouse

Ridden by Donagh Meyler, trained by Emmet Mullins, and owned by Paul Byrne, Soldier In Milan was roared home by a big crowd and galloped clear to win in brilliant style

New leagues – worth £1,500 each – to support and reward young horses

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New $300m series to ‘define a new era’ for showjumping with horse welfare foremost

Fairyhouse Sunday tips: Jimmy Mangan and JP McManus can keep the punters Warm

The €100,000 Grade 1 WillowWarm Gold Cup is the feature race on the second day of the Easter Festival at the County Meath venue

Record funding confirmed for high performance programme

A record €28.5 million in funding has been confirmed for Sport Ireland's High Performance Unit for this year, the highest amount ever recorded for a single year.

King and Queen’s horses secure wins at two different racecourses

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Horsing around Kildare

Kildare is no longer a county you "just drive through", now it is brimming with things to do and see - you just need to know where to look...

Royal Windsor showjumping entries produce a line-up fit for a king

Equine MediRecord Returns as Preakness Safety Partner

1/ST Racing will partner with Irish technology company Equine MediRecord and its group Business Infusions to digitize equine welfare protocols for Preakness 151.

Punchestown Festival 2026 day 4 full race card and tips - list of runners on Friday

Willie Mullins is aiming for more Grade 1 success with red-hot favourites

‘Every riding career begins on a school horse’: World Championships initiative provides support for riding schools

2HMMT67 Girl having her first horse riding lesson bareback with hard hat helmet and instructor. Wellington Riding School, Hook, United Kingdom. 11.05.2016More than 1,000 German rid...

Irish winner at Aintree disqualified for jockey using whip four times more than limit

Patrick O'Brien's horse Laafi won the Debenhams Handicap Hurdle at Aintree but was disqualified on Tuesday after it was found that the jockey struck the horse 11 times during the r...

Punchestown Festival 2026 day 2 full race card and tips - list of runners on Wednesday

Eight races take place on the second day of the Punchestown Festival

HISA Issues Equine Health Advisory on Vets' List

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority issues an equine health advisory on the risk of fatal injury in covered horses previously placed on the veterinarians' list.

Extra changes to young horse World Championships to support welfare and ensure ‘age-appropriate competition’

PHARAOH R Michael WHYTE Science Supplements Speed Derby (Class 172) during The Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting held at The All England Jumping Course in Hickstead near Burges...