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Demand and direction for the upcoming sales season

Sport horse sales expert Sally Parkyn picks out some of the 2025 sport horse prices worth noting.

BREEDING 25 March 2026

Demand and direction for the upcoming sales season

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Sport horse sales year finishes on a high

Sport horse sales year finishes on a high

L2 10 December 2025

Demand levels off after record spring auctions

Demand levels off after record spring auctions

L2 24 September 2025

Galloping start Sport Horse sales' year

Galloping start Sport Horse sales' year

Galloping start Sport Horse sales' year

L2 21 May 2025

Sales: leading handler invests €30,000 in new show jumping prospect

Sales: leading handler invests €30,000 in new show jumping prospect

Sales: leading handler invests €30,000 in new show jumping prospect

SALES 16 October 2024

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Sales: Swedish buyer secures smart sales topper

Sales: Swedish buyer secures smart sales topper

Sally Parkyn reports on the healthy trade from last Tuesday’s Cavan Performance Sale, where Swedish trader Annike Linde was ringside to score the top lot.

SALES 12 June 2024

Cavan Young Stock and Irish Draught Sales

Cavan Young Stock and Irish Draught Sales

Sally Parkyn reports on last week's Cavan Young Stock and Irish Draught Sales.

SALES 12 June 2024

Irish Horse: Cavan Elite Foal and Goresbridge Sales

Irish Horse: Cavan Elite Foal and Goresbridge Sales

Sally Parkyn reports on this year’s bumper sales where the impressive top return was €31,000.

SALES 12 June 2024

Horse sales: over €1.7 million spent in three days at Goresbridge

Horse sales: over €1.7 million spent in three days at Goresbridge

Sally Parkyn reports from week one of the Goresbridge September Sale.

SALES 12 June 2024

Cavan Premier three-year-old Sale

Cavan Premier three-year-old Sale

Top returns were notably less than last year's renewals across the board at the Cavan Premier and Performance sales, reports Sally Parkyn.

SALES 12 June 2024

Irish Horse: variety of stock leads to fantastic figures at sales

Irish Horse: variety of stock leads to fantastic figures at sales

Sally Parkyn’s analysis of the trade results from the recent three-day Goresbridge July Sale.

SALES 12 June 2024

Irish Horse: foreign buyers underpin decent trade at Cavan

Irish Horse: foreign buyers underpin decent trade at Cavan

Performance and temperament appeared to count more than pedigree, reports Sally Parkyn.

SALES 12 June 2024

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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