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Irish Horse
Breeding: foaling tips to ask the vet
Veterinary surgeon Dr Karen Dunne shares her top tips for breeders to help prepare for a healthy delivery.
27 March 2024 Breeding
Breeding Advertorial: feeding for the future
The Connolly’s Red Mills and Foran Equine expert team share the important nutritional considerations for producing young horses.
27 March 2024 Breeding
Techniques for advancing the onset of cyclicity in mares
Dr Grainne Cunningham DVM MRCVS from SES Equine Veterinary Services, discusses how your mares cycle and what options exist to help kick start your mare into cyclicity.
Breeding Advertorial: high flying Heritage
Richie Fitzgerald and Martina Romagnoli share the story of of Heritage Stud, Milton Z and what it takes to breed sport horses for the very highest level.
27 March 2024 Breeding
Breeding: weaning the lone foal
Veterinary surgeon Dr Karen Dunne advises on how to keep the weaning process smooth if you only have one foal.
27 March 2024 Breeding
Breeding: Regumate - what is it and what does it do?
Many breeders use Regumate on veterinary advice. Dr Karen Dunne explains its use in broodmares.
27 March 2024 Breeding
Breeding: dealing with foal rejection
Veterinary surgeon Dr Karen Dunne advises on what to do if dealing with a rejected foal or an aggressive broodmare
27 March 2024 Breeding
Breeding: Ermitage Kalone - sire of the moment
Adriana van Tilburg explores the pedigree and performance of Ermitage Kalone, the show jumping stallion the whole world is talking about.
27 March 2024 Breeding
Irish Horse: What do the Irish Farmers Journal and racing have in common?
Guy Williams explores the link between the Irish Farmers Journal and Irish racing history.
27 December 2023 Racing & P-2-P
The Son & Heir: one day at a time
Being the parent of an alcoholic can have life long challenges. In the last of our three part series, we finish the story of Sonny and his parents.
9 February 2022 Features
'With shows cancelled I needed to get horses away'
Siobhán English talks to leading exhibitor Michael Lyons who has been forced to sell his best horses due to the lack of agricultural shows in Ireland this summer.
1 September 2021 Showing
HSI and ECVOA must meet in the middle
The ECVOA fears that the new HSI Centre of Excellence at Greenogue will take away from their business, however a compromise must be met for the good of the sport, Michael Slavin writes.
9 June 2021 News