ireland

[tippman]

well all thinking of starting a business where i would specialize in bringing people over to hunt in ireland. would be organising everything from the moment u land transport horses hunt cap accommadation food what ever the customer want. do u think there is a demand in the uk for this??

 

[ThePinkPony]

im pretty sure my old boss used to do that. I think she gave it up through the amount of people whose abilities on a horse were not to the standard they had said they were. she used to moan about it all the time because she'd end up having to do a lesson in the school to check abilities and it interfered with lessons her liveries were paying for.

Im sure some people would love that, though i would have thought they would already have the ways and mean to do that.

 

[indiat]

well all thinking of starting a business where i would specialize in bringing people over to hunt in ireland. would be organising everything from the moment u land transport horses hunt cap accommadation food what ever the customer want. do u think there is a demand in the uk for this??

I think quite a few businesses based in Ireland already do this. I think you would need to prove that there was a really good reason to go through you in the UK rather than going direct to source in Ireland.

 

[tippman]

i would be the source in ireland. but i would be aiming at the uk market. there is not that many crowds doing it and the ones that are tend to be further up north.

 

[Happy Hunter]

let me know - Ill Start saving!

 

[shanksmare]

It would depend on many factors like cost, whether it would be just one hunt or more that you are offering, the quality of horse and the number of horses you could provide. Do you already have a link with some hunts because I would imagine in Tipperary it would be difficult enough to get a day out at a good meet because the hunt's own subscribers will be wanting those days?

 

[tippman]

i would be able to offer hunting every day of the week except mondays and fridays. i would be able to get them in hunting at any meets as i have a very strong leg in the door. would be able to cater for up to 8 people easy. horse visiting cap fee and full board accomadation would be about 300 a day.

 

[FiFiMollz]

I'm studying Equine Business in college and we had a guy from Failte Ireland in talking about Equine Tourism etc. I'm fairly sure that he said that he felt there was a demand but they're not allowed to promote hunting cause of some sort of advertising legislation? Will try locate my notes somewhere for sure!!!

 

[glenruby]

a fairly good market for it IMO. Ive seen it from both sides - know a lot of the hunt folk around here make near annual visits to ireland for hunting. Roscommon, Galway and Clare are popular with English visitors but as far as im aware there is nobody covering Tipp. Oh, actually Charlie Ripman and his daughter have a few hirelings in that country. But due to its reputation, the Tipp hunt is one that many English hunt followers wish to "try out". I know of two Hunt masters who are regular Tipp visitors.

There is definitely a business opportunity, however it may not be enough on its own to earn a living from - combine it with sourcing good quality all rounders and hunters to aim at the english market and you might manage it.

 

[marinaim]

Do you mean for customers to bring their own horse, or use a hireling?

I have to say, I also wanted to go on a hunting day in Ireland, but I found it mighty hard to find one, so I'd be interested too.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Flowerhill cover Tipperary, they have a pretty good website.
Lenamore Stables (yes, THAT Lenamore) rent hirelings in the north west.

 

[Tharg]

Whats the dirt on LS?