Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horseware Ireland teams up with charity

The equine retailer will supply horse and dog rugs to neglected animals

Dane Rawlins changes nationality to ride for Ireland

The man behind Dressage at Hickstead will now ride for the Irish team

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horse Sport Ireland gets funding for equine training

Horse Sport Ireland has received €90,000 (£74,600) government funding through Skillnet to run training courses for people working in equestrianism in 2010-11

Ireland names majority of World Equestrian Games team

Ireland has named the majority of its team of riders heading for the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky this September

Is a one-off horse cull the answer to Irish welfare problems?

Suggestions that a free, one-off cull of unwanted horses may be the way to deal with Irish welfare problems have been met with sad agreement by an Irish charity

British ladies triumph over Irish at in polocrosse test matches

The UK took on Ireland in a series of four test matches over the weekend of the 24-25 July at Celyn Polocrosse Club, near Chester