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NEWS: Nutriscience to sponsor Ballindenisk, and other news in brief
Rachel Dowley
Nutriscience will sponsor the feature classes at the first Irish international event of 2026, while Treo Eile has announced some diary dates and Balmoral entries are due to close
20 March 2026 Features
LETTER: Passport price hikes threaten rare breed
Linda O'Byrne expresses her concern that HSI's passport price hikes are a threat to the future of the Irish Draught
20 March 2026 News
NEWS: New genomic grade up rule for Irish Draughts
Horse Sport Ireland has announced the use of new genomic techniques to offer horses without pedigree documentation the possibility of entry to the Supplementary Section of the Studbook
NEWS: Cavan set for stallion selections
Horse Sport Ireland will hold its stallion selections at Cavan Equestrian Centre next week, after a knowledge transfer evening for breeders
20 March 2026 News
NEWS: Clarecastle set to offer Breeder's Championship
Following the removal of the RDS Breeder's Championship from this year's calendar, Clarecastle Show Society has stepped in to offer an alternative
20 March 2026 News
HORSE OF A LIFETIME: Gem Twist and the desire to win
Gem Twist, the talking horse of the 1990 World Championship at Stockholm, is the latest featured in Susan Finnerty’s series
20 March 2026 Features
BREEDER'S 10: Dream team goals
Ahead of the upcoming Horse Sport Ireland stallion inspections, the HSI Breeding Department’s Conor Sheridan is next to answer Susan Finnerty’s questions
20 March 2026 Features
QUALIFIERS: Hawthorn Lass leads her class
Sadhbh O'Connor fulfills a goal in qualifying Hawthorn Lass for the senior rider's working hunter at Balmoral
20 March 2026 Reports
BALMORAL QUALIFIERS: Concannon claims two tickets
Kitty Concannon qualifies two ponies, both bred by Cathy Snow and Martin Coyne, for the ridden Connemara classes at Balmoral
20 March 2026 Reports
NEWS: Connect, Select and Grow evening another success
Michael Doherty's third edition of this initiative was a sell-out event, and received positive feedback across the board
20 March 2026 News
PROFILE: Working with horses is a way of life
Former FEI Groom of the Year and Dublin native Lee McKeever talks to Emer Bermingham about how working with horses is not a job but a way of life
20 March 2026 Features
BALMORAL QUALIFIERS: McFayden takes a trio of tickets
Duncan McFayden qualifies three Irish Draughts for Balmoral at Gransha, while Edwina O'Connor wins the older horses' class
20 March 2026 Reports