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21 July 2017

Leanne O'Sullivan on 21 Jul 2017

HORSE SENSE: Saving Ireland’s forgotten horses from slaughter

Last year 1,741 horses were euthanised by county councils. Carrie Keogh has set up the Irish Horse Rehoming Programme to rehome impounded horses and save them from slaughter, writes Leanne O'Sullivan

Leanne O'Sullivan

21 July 2017

Carrie Keogh, founder of the Irish Horse Rehoming Programme, pictured with Whinnie

Meath woman convicted of cruelty to horses Mary Bray of Laracor, Trim, Co Meath was fined â‚¬300 and ordered to pay a total of â‚¬3000 in costs after admitting offences under sections 11 and 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in Navan District Court on Friday 14th July 2017. The case related to two aged horses removed by the ISPCA on Monday 9th May 2016 following the investigation of a complaint made to the ISPCAâ€™s National Animal Cruelty Helpline. Subsequent veterinary

CONNOLLY'S RED MILLS/THE IRISH FIELD BREEDER OF THE YEAR DINNER MON 15 JULY 2013 PICTURE: CAROLINE NORRIS NIAMH CONNOLLY PRESENTING VICTOR CONNOLLY WITH THE BREEDER OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR DECEMBER 2012 FOR BACK IN FOCUS

The Irish Horse Rehoming Programme 2017 The mare pictured above is a xxx-year-old thoroughbred by a stallion from one of Irelandâ€™s top studs. Unfortunately she turned out to be quite small and the owners felt she wouldnâ€™t have a career in racing so they registered her as a sport horse. Princess ended up tied with rope around her neck at IKEA in Ballymun. Carrie Keogh was automatically drawn to this beautiful, healthy animal when she saw her in the pound and Princess is now set to t

The Irish Horse Rehoming Programme 2017 Polo is a miniature cob. Just one of many that Carrie Keogh would see when she visits the pound. Keogh explained that: â€œThat is the way Ireland has gone with cobs, the travelling community dictated it, they always had the best of Irish cobs, big 15hh cobs but they sold them all out of the country when cobs were good. When the traditional cobs were gone and they couldnâ€™t compete they introduced this new mini cob - around the time when everyone

The Irish Horse Rehoming Programme 2017Â This little gelding has been very unfortunate. He has a full Welsh pedigree passport and yet quite recently he was deemed worthless and left abandoned by his owners. He was then rescued by a lady who ran a riding school, but the pony wasnâ€™t there long before the lady found him to be difficult to manage and unsuitable for children to ride in the school. He had been kept completely isolated from other horses in the riding school because he had ini

The Irish Horse Rehoming Programme 2017

THE Irish Horse Rehoming Programme (IHRP) was set up three years ago by Carrie Keogh to rehome healthy equines intended for euthanasia by local authorities in the country’s largest pound in Co Kildare. Keogh previously worked for another horse charity, the Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) as their Chief Welfare Officer, successfully rehoming numerous equines during her 14-year tenure.

The IHRP operates by rescuing healthy equines intended for slaughter from the country’s largest pound and then makes these equines available for rehoming to all sectors, including riding schools, trekking centres and therapeutic facilities, on a permanent basis.