Horses
# horses - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Six cases of horse cruelty seen by DSPCA this week
All six horses had died or had to be humanely destroyed because of starvation and neglect.
# horses - Friday 29 March, 2013
Horsemeat scandal: Dept refuses to release over 200 pages of emails with FSAI
The Department of Agriculture refused to release over a hundred pages of emails between it and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland following a Freedom of Information request.
# horses - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Horse smuggler talks about drugging animals before illegal slaughter
The BBC Northern Ireland’s Spotlight programme interviewed the insider.
# horses - Monday 21 January, 2013
Four ponies rescued as ISPCA gets record no of equine distress calls
The organisation is appealing to owners to be “particularly vigilant” of their animals during the current cold snap.
# horses - Saturday 19 January, 2013
This is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Horse burgers, how politicians ignored on social media may suffer low self-esteem, and the possibility that Lance Armstrong may be telling the truth…
# horses - Friday 18 January, 2013
Call for centralised database as starving horses abandoned
While some of the animals are microchipped, the information is held across across 10 databases to which the DSPCA have limited access.
# horses - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
12 of the best puns anyone has ever made about horse burgers
Can you do better?
# horses - Sunday 13 January, 2013
Last to be picked: In which our hero tries his hand at… dressage and show-jumping
After a summer spent deriding dressage as ‘horse-walking’, Steven O’Rourke saddled up to try it himself in the first in a new series of sporting adventures.
# horses - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Increase in numbers of horses, ponies and foals abandoned in 2012
The ISPCA responded to over 1,500 calls related to neglect or abuse of equine animals in 2012.
# horses - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Mark Your Card: the best bets for today’s Grade racing
Can Unaccompanied retain his Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown today? The answer could be just a click away.
# horses - Friday 28 December, 2012
Why the long face? Take a look back at the year in horse racing…
It was all about Frankel while the racing world also said farewell to another all-time great.
# horses - Saturday 17 November, 2012
PHOTOS: John Gilligan’s equestrian centre to be sold by CAB
The Jessbrook Equestrian Centre in Kildare owned by former gang leader John Gilligan is to be sold – 16 years after it was first seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
# horses - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Extensive fire damage to Aidan O’Brien’s house in Ballydoyle
The horse trainer and his family escaped unharmed from the blaze at the home to the Coolmore training and breeding facilities.
# horses - Thursday 20 September, 2012
City Council plans to limit Smithfield horse fair to twice a year
The traditional fair – which has seen violent scenes recently – is currently held every month, but could now be under threat.
# horses - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Ad of the Day: Anybody got swapsies for this cushion-munching mini-pony?
Based in Wexford. Also enjoys kitchen sponges.
# horses - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Irish riding crest of a victory wave with further wins at Dublin Horse Show
As for John Floody, the Irishman clattered into this lovely faux-brick wall.
# horses - Monday 6 August, 2012
We’re there! Two Irish horses make it into Olympic Show Jumping Final
Unfortunately for Ireland, the horses will be under the control of a Swiss and an American.
# horses - Monday 9 July, 2012
Lynch dropped from Irish show-jumping team for London Olympics
The Tipperary jockey has been cut from Team Ireland days after the disqualification of his horse from an event in Germany.
# horses - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Power play as Aidan O’Brien and son celebrate 2,000 Guineas win at the Curragh
There were also wins for Tiddliwinks, Cay Verde and Nandiga during a glorious days’ racing.
# horses - Friday 25 May, 2012
Here’s your ‘jockeys dressed as nuns’ picture of the day
Top jockeys Ruby Walsh Paul Carberry got into the spirit of things ahead of Listowel’s record-breaking attempt on ‘Nunday’.
# horses - Thursday 10 May, 2012
YouTube Top 10: because Tom Watson shows the kids how to do it
The grand old golfing master shows up ‘Poults’ and ‘GMac’ while Novak Djokvic practices his backhand for Stallone’s new movie.
# horses - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Your essential round-up of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
# horses - Friday 27 April, 2012
Department of agriculture confirms case of CEM in stallion
Laboratory tests have confirmed a contagious equine metritis infection (CEM) in a non-thoroughbred stallion at a premises in Co Galway.
Galway stallion tests positive for rare equine metritis infection
The discovery of the infection in a non-thoroughbred horse in Co Galway is the first time it’s been diagnosed here since 1982.
# horses - Friday 20 April, 2012
ISPCA rescue abandoned horse in north Cork
TJ is now recovering at an equine centre with the support of the ISPCA staff.
# horses - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Ireland to share horse breeding knowledge with China
But the tips won’t come cheap.
# horses - Thursday 15 March, 2012
HBO cancels horse racing series ‘Luck’ after third horse fatality
Drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte ceases production for its second season after latest accident.
# horses - Wednesday 14 March, 2012
HBO suspends filming with horses on ‘Luck’ drama
After another horse was euthanised yesterday, production involving horses on the Dustin Hoffman show are shut down.
# horses - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed…
Nine horses injured in collision with train in Wexford
The horses were struck by a train on railway tracks close to Enniscorthy in the early hours of this morning.
# horses - Tuesday 24 January, 2012
Modern racehorses all share ‘speed gene’ from one common ancestor – study
An Irish scientists says all modern Throughbreds share a “speed gene” which originated in a British mare living 300 years ago.
# horses - Wednesday 28 September, 2011
Boring Michael Owen is being bullied, also boring
After going public with his intention to complete a 1000-piece equine portrait jigsaw, the United striker found himself the object of some ridicule.
# horses - Monday 29 August, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
Irish horse charity appeals for people to join Buffy star in sponsoring animals
The Irish Horse Welfare Trust, which looks after almost 100 animals, says it needs donations to help with the care and upkeep of some of its residents.
# horses - Thursday 4 August, 2011
In pictures: Frocks, hats, donkeys and lovely ladies at the Dublin Horse Show
It was Ladies’ Day today at the Dublin Horse Show. Have a look inside and see what you make of the winning dress…
# horses - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
In pictures: The horsey set at the RDS
It’s the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show time of year again. Here’s what the four-legged and two-legged got up to today…
# horses - Friday 15 July, 2011
The week in photos
This is the week that was, in pictures.
# horses - Saturday 9 April, 2011
Ballabriggs wins the Aintree Grand National
Were you a winner today?
# horses - Monday 28 March, 2011
Equine charity calls for castration of horses in ‘problem’ communities
Irish Horse Welfare Trust carrying out pilot programme in Dunsink area of Dublin to halt situation where foals being born on dump.
# horses - Thursday 17 March, 2011
Thousands of thoroughbred horses slaughtered ‘for meat’
Some 4,600 thoroughbred horses have been slaughtered to be sold as meat in countries like France and Belgium because their owners can no longer afford to care for them.
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