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Horse Care
John Osborne: How can we improve equine welfare?
Irish Field Contributor
HRI equine welfare and bloodstock director John Osborne reflects on the recent HRI Strategic Plan and challenges us to rip up the script to produce a more interesting and exciting sport
10 May 2024 Racing News
Tickets on sale for equine welfare symposium
The €50 ticket includes meals, refreshments and entry to the Curragh Racecourse
10 May 2024 Farm management
Educating for generations to come
Helen Sharp spent an afternoon at CAFRE for their recent Green Grazing event and learned some important factors when it comes to the horse farm
Inside the mind of the horse Problematic behaviour
Continuing our series of articles on equine behaviour, vet and behaviourist Orla Doherty MVB MSc PhD MRCVS discusses problematic behaviours
10 May 2024 Training methods
Free demonstrations from Eagala
Eagala will be showcasing their particular model of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Personal Development at three venues across Ireland
10 May 2024 Miscellaneous
HSI breeding support now open
HSI 's National Breeding Services 2024 Breeding Schemes are now open to breeders for 2024
10 May 2024 Breeding management
The welfare shoe: improving breakover timings
Endorsed by the likes of trainer Alan King and with Oisin Murphy as an ambassador, welfare is at the heart of what innovative racehorse shoe developers Equishox are doing. Helen Sharp found out more
6 May 2024 Hoofcare
The farrier five
Horse Sense asks master farrier David Kelly of the Irish Master Farriers Association five of the most commonly asked questions about your horses' feet
6 May 2024 Hoofcare
The BHS guide to picking out hooves
When it comes to picking out hooves, the experts at the British Horse Society have shared their good guidance and safety tips for you and your horse
3 May 2024 Hoofcare
Horses and frogs
The Equine Podiatry Association gives Horse Sense the low down on the horse's frog and why caring for it is so important
3 May 2024 Hoofcare
What you feed in summer affects the hoof in winter
Dr Esther Skelly-Smith BVM BVS MRCVS gives horse Sense a crash course in nutrition for healthy hooves
3 May 2024 Hoofcare
Laminitis is as common as colic
Research has shown that there is no 'safe season' for laminitis and that it is as prevalent as colic
3 May 2024 Hoofcare