NOW under the direction of Prof Nicola Walshe MRCVS and Prof Brigid Young, who is a nutritionist, the Equine Science faculty at the University Of Limerick continues to prosper.

At the recent awards for the Equine Science final year Projects 2026, the winner of the Coolmore Medal was Amelia Kennedy Barret for her project - An analysis of Microbiological, Chemical and Mineral Profiles of drinking water for horses.