IT appears the sport horse community were as surprised as we were to hear of the new Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) levy of €60 per FEI event entry coming into effect today Wednesday, December 3rd. The new levy has been met with outrage, with industry heavyweights labelling the move a “money grab”, “a kick in the guts” and “crippling”.

We have calculated that the levy could create a revenue stream well in excess of €300,000 per year based on the number of past Irish FEI entries.