IN comparison to debates about what exactly an Irish Sport Horse is or the role of the Irish Draught, the definition of a Traditional Irish Horse (TIH), with its clear-cut formula of thoroughbred, TIH, Irish Draught and Connemara crosses, is widely acknowledged.

The issue for such non-warmblood horses within the Irish Sport Horse studbook is more about falling numbers, evident in Horse Sport Ireland’s Traditional Irish Horse Report 2025.