Irish Sport Horse Seminar in Tipperary - REVIEW

[elaineh]

Hiya,

I attended a Irish Sport Horse & breeding seminar in Cahir, Tipperary last night. There was a big attendance and the panel included Teagasc, a internatioal showjumper from the Army Equitation School, UCD researchers and a TD. Topics for discussion included:

1. Factors influencing the sale price of young horses
2. Managing the brood mare in late pregnancy
3. International market requirements for performance horses.

I wrote up a review of the night, if anyones interested

http://irishnhsociety.proboards41.com/in...read=1175252921

 

[Loupride]

Thanks for this is was quite interesting

 

[magic104]

Very interesting thank you for taking the time.

 

[michb52]

Thanks for that! Very interesting!

 

[eahotson]

Very interesting. Thanks very much.

 

[sherwood']

great thanks!

 

[moocow]

was jack Murphy there from UCD? i have seen him present in teagasc on binocular vision in horses and his work is very interesting.

 

[buzzles]

I attended a similar seminar covering the same topics but Peter Leonard and Avril Doyle gave presentations aswell as the UCD researchers and Teagasc. It was very interesting and gave a good insight into irish horse breeding compared to the rest of europe. I also found the care of pregnant mares useful as my mare is in foal. I think they should have more of these seminars covering a wider range of subjects. The one I went to was very well attended, every seat was full and I'd estimate there was about 150 people at it.