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22 May 2026 General
Equuip responds on safeguarding policies
Elaine Burke, Equuip Manager at Horse Racing Ireland, shares the policies, training and procedures currently in place within Irish racing
22 May 2026 General
From the racing yard to your yard
Melanie Young of Treo Eile shares how building a nationwide community to support retraining, education and aftercare is helping former racehorses transition into successful second careers
Choosing the right thoroughbred for therapeutic work
Placing the right horse, in the right hands, to do the right job: International charity Racing To Relate's new user-friendly toolkit for thoroughbreds in the Equine-Assisted sector
22 May 2026 General
Management matters when it comes to thoroughbred health
Sorcha O’Connor, nutritional expert at Connolly’s Red Mills busts the myth that gastric ulcers are just a thoroughbred problem and gives some great advice on how to manage your horse for better health
22 May 2026 General
Easy Game’s winning second career
After 30 years in racing, Debbie Mangan shares why the thoroughbred bug has never left her and why her sights are set on the Dublin Horse Show
22 May 2026 General
Second careers centre stage in new Treo Eile Summer Sale
CEO of Treo Eile Andreas Ryan invites vendors for the inaugural Summer Sale of thoroughbreds excelling in second careers as sport horses
22 May 2026 General
Thoroughbreds through the lens
Enjoy a selection of second career thoroughbreds and their riders smashing it across the disciplines
22 May 2026 General
Racehorse to Sporthorse – Goodbye or Good Buy?
Irish team vet for five Olympic Games Dr Marcus Swail shares a masterclass in the considerations when buying an off-track thoroughbred and why they represent good value for money
22 May 2026 General
SUBSCRIBER ONLY: An uncomfortable truth?
For many within racing and the sport horse world alike, safeguarding may remain an uncomfortable or overlooked subject
20 May 2026 General
ADVICE: Equine flu outbreak in Britain: Q&A
As the UK racing authorities are concerned over the spread of equine flu all hunter chase fixtures and races have been called off
19 May 2026 News
Is the equine industry facing a safeguarding crisis?
Safeguarding must become central to how our industry operates, not merely how it appears to operate when scrutiny arrives, Helen Sharp writes
15 May 2026 General
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