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NEWS: Eventing squads announced and other news in brief
New eventing high performance manager Sam Griffiths has announced his squads for 2026, while the CPBS has confirmed a date for its AGM
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SALES: Goresbridge sees an insatiable appetite for good horses
Competition horses, ponies and hunters are all in demand, while the top lot makes €21,500
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BALMORAL QUALIFIERS: Ryan fills quota at Meadows qualifier
Diarmuid Ryan qualified his maximum of two horses for Balmoral’s four and five-year-old performance Irish Draught final at The Meadows last weekend
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BALMORAL QUALIFIERS: Eye-catching entries show star quality
Catherine Abbott judged the Star of the Future classes at The Meadows and commented on the ‘really nice horses’, who ‘more or less placed themselves’
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SHOWING: Curran qualifies to defend her title
All roads lead to Balmoral for last year's champions Amira Curran and Caherpuca Chappy, who qualified to defend their title at The Meadows last weekend
Your reader questions answered: Clipping
Behaviourist and vet Dr Orla Doherty answers a reader question on clipping fear
CAFRE Equine students receive financial awards
The Irish Field were among those businesses honoured to be presenting the talented CAFRE equine students with bursaries to support their studies
Your chance to 'Ask The Expert'
ITBA releases full details of its online educational series for March and April
Do you dream of gallops as good as Gordon's?
Helen Sharp gets the Department's most up-to-date TAMS 3 grant information for equine farmers to help you apply for TAMS in 2026