Ireland

‘I want my yard to be as good as anywhere in Europe’

The diggers are out in action at Irish Olympic showjumper Greg Broderick's yard in County Tipperary, as he expands his operation. Helen Sharp takes a look around...

O’Brien suffers broken vertebrae in serious fall

The daughter of the top Irish trainer was airlifted to hospital, but her brain scan has come back clear

Point-to-pointing history set to be made at Barbury

The new fixture features several firsts for point-to-pointing in the UK

Showjumping world champion mare dies aged 26

"[She] had many talents and qualities, but the one that always stroke me as quite exceptional was her intelligence"

Ryanair boss pulls 60 horses from champion trainer's yard

"I have just upped my fees for the first time in 10 years and Gigginstown chose not to pay them"

Irish eventer's Rio ride to be sold at auction

The eventer hopes to be able to keep the ride on the four-star gelding

Pony found with headcollar embedded 'down to nasal bone' *warning: graphic images*

Sections of the headcollar were cut away as soon as the pony was caught. The deep wound is expected to take months to heal

Mike the donkey rescued from floods recovering well

The donkey was rescued by boat after becoming trapped in floodwater

Find a heavenly horsey home in Ireland *PICTURES*

If you fancy a slight change of scenery, take a look at these horsey properties on the emerald isle

Irish eventing squad named for European Championships

An experienced squad has been chosen to represent Ireland at the FEI Longines European Eventing Championships at Blair Castle

Naked man injured after attempting bareback ride on unbroken horse

A naked man who tried to ride an unbroken horse in the middle of the night ended up in hospital with arm injuries

Horse who was 'a disaster to teach piaffe' is grand prix dressage record-breaker

A Dutch-bred horse who had never won a class before he competed at grand prix has broken the Irish grand prix freestyle record in strong company in Germany

Former racing stars join 'Living Legends' visitor experience

Two former stars of the track — Rite Of Passage and Hardy Eustace — are set to enjoy the rest of their retirements as “Living Legends” at the Irish National Stud

12 ways hunting in Ireland differs from the UK

Aside from needing to top up your hip flask more frequently, H&H finds out how hunting in Ireland differs from hunting in the UK

Irish sport horse breeders honoured at awards ceremony

With Irish breeding enjoying a purple patch, the people behind this year's top performing horses have been recognised

National hunt trainer banned for three years

The Irish Turf Club reach decision after finding racehorse trainer guilty of eight charges including posession of banned drugs

Meet H&H’s new point-to-point blogger: Lizzie Luxton

H&H's newest addition to the blogging team is a budding point-to-point trainer as we follow one of her charges being prepared for his pointing debut

Could Ireland host 2022 WEG?

World-class venue considers bid for the World Equestrian Games

Sarah Jenkins: Gentlemanly behaviour

H&H's content director commends one of Britain's dressage greats and questions the reasoning behind the use of an upsetting image on the front page of a national newspaper

Irish saddlery reopens

Saddlery recovers from crippling flooding in 2011 and prepares to re-open its doors to customers