Horse care
The Irish Field’s horse management and veterinary columns, Horse Sense and Hands On, provide you with up to date information on horse care. Browse through our many tutorials, interviews and features for helpful tips and advice.
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Phoebe Bright talks to Robert Fierro and Jay Kilgore, of DataTrack International, about the use of data to assess the racing and breeding potential of horses
By Leanne O'Sullivan on 22 September 2017
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By Leanne O'Sullivan on 18 September 2017
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The safety experts at Charles Owen offer their advice on choosing a hat for hunting
By Leanne O'Sullivan on 15 September 2017
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By Leanne O'Sullivan on 15 September 2017
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Are you new to tacking up? Here are our top ten things to remember when tacking up your horse
By Orlaith Cuddihy on 13 September 2017
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Leanne O'Sullivan talks to Ciaran Moran and Alyson Keane of MK Sport Horses about the benefits of hunting young horses
By Leanne O'Sullivan on 15 September 2017
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Leanne O’Sullivan talks to horse dealer Jim Derwin, who sells between 70 and 100 hunters each year
By Leanne O'Sullivan on 15 September 2017
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Catherine Whitehouse, Nutritional Specialist at Kentucky Equine Research, describes how to modify your hunter's diet based on breed, management and workload
By Irish Field Contributor on 15 September 2017
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Equine veterinarian Michael Keane MVB has plenty of experience dealing with injuries picked up in the hunting field. Here is his expert advice
By Irish Field Contributor on 15 September 2017
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Leanne O'Sullivan talks to Kay Russell, the developer of Equi-Ni-icE products, about how the products treat inflammation, swelling and bruising of muscles, tendons and ligaments
By Leanne O'Sullivan on 15 September 2017
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Sarah Stoneham, Veterinary Nutritionist at TopSpec, discusses the do's and don'ts when it comes to feeding a hunter
By Irish Field Contributor on 15 September 2017
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Changes in farming practices and the development of major roadways are just some of the challenges facing mounted hunting, but hunting in Ireland has never been so popular, writes Noel Mullins
By Noel Mullins on 15 September 2017
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