British dressage rider Roland Tong to ride for Ireland
The 32-year-old struck the deal with Horse Sport Ireland two weeks ago
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Ireland's showjumping squads announced for Nations Cup
Ireland's showjumping team manager Robert Splaine has announced his squads for the FEI Nations Cup in La Baule, France (11 May) and the four-star Nations Cup in Lummen, Belgium (4 May)
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Review of Ireland's showjumping team now underway
An investigation into why Ireland's showjumping team failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics will be headed by the director of the SIA Group, a learning and development consultancy
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Denis Lynch visits Irish equine welfare charity
The Irish rider raised more than £160k for the Irish Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) earlier this year
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New body created for Irish endurance riders
A new body - which hopes to affiliate with Horse Sport Ireland - has been launched to help promote Irish endurance riding
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Charity criticises Ireland's plans to register horses
Irish horse keepers will have to register their horses with the government, but welfare experts have criticised the plan
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Youths accused of slashing horses leg with knife
A horse has been left with a deep cut to her leg following a knife attack on Friday, 12 August in Londonderry
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Cian O'Connor sells horses to Olympic hopefuls
Top Irish showjumper Cian O’Connor has sold three of his top horses to overseas riders in the past two months
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The Queen visits studs as part of Irish visit
The horse-loving royal visited the Irish National Stud and the Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud to view the stallions
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Ireland wins first Nations Cup of series in La Baule
Britain was lying in equal second with Ireland at the halfway stage, just behind Belgium, but slipped to fourth in the final reckoning
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Horseware Ireland teams up with charity
The equine retailer will supply horse and dog rugs to neglected animals
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Dane Rawlins changes nationality to ride for Ireland
The man behind Dressage at Hickstead will now ride for the Irish team
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Denis Lynch and Horse Sport Ireland may have resolved differences
A meeting took place yesterday in Dublin between Horse Sport Ireland, Denis Lynch and Irish showjumping manager Robert Splaine
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Horses taken into care after round-up on Dublin rubbish tip
Twelve ownerless horses have been taken in by the Irish Horse Welfare Trust after a round-up on the Dunsink tip in Dublin
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Management plan for ponies living on Dublin rubbish tip
Around 60 horses living on a disused rubbish tip on the outskirts of Dublin are to be rounded up, passported and microchipped
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Irish showjumper Billy Twomey breaks into world top 10
Irish showjumper Billy Twomey has broken into the world’s top 10 showjumpers for the first time
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Co Antrim horse rescuers believe some equines were stolen
Rescuers who helped lift 66 horses from “a sea of filth” believe some of the animals may belong to people who thought them lost or stolen
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Dermott Lennon is final member of Irish WEG SJ team
The Irish showjumping team will feature the same riders who won the Aachen Nations Cup earlier this year
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Irish horse welfare — a diary of a news investigation
Horse & Hound sent deputy news editor Charlotte White to Ireland to find out why Irish charities are overflowing with unwanted and rescued horses. This is a diary of her trip
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Buy Irish and support the country's horse industry
Today’s Horse & Hound (19 August) includes a special report on Ireland’s horse welfare problems — held by charities to be the worst ever
