Equine Events
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- Equine Pasture Management Workshops – June 2025
Join Teagasc and the Irish Equine Centre, in collaboration with the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association ITBA) for an Equine Pasture Management Workshop. The workshops takes place on Friday, 13th June in the Irish National Stud, Co. Kildare and on Friday, 27th June in Ballyvolane Stud, Co. Limerick. - Foundations of Equine Health in the Breeding Environment – September 2025
Join Teagasc, The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE Enniskillen), the Irish Equine Centre, the Irish National Stud, University of Limerick and University College Dublin (School of Veterinary Medicine) for an interactive, practical workshop event focused on preventative healthcare management - Let’s Talk Equine Webinar Series
The webinar series Let’s Talk Equine has provided discussions on a wide variety of topics all of which are archived and available to watch back online. - Young Breeders Programme Events
The Young Breeders Programme provides ongoing training activities for those aged 15-30 years of age.
Upcoming Events
Equine Pasture Management Workshops – June 2025
Join Teagasc and the Irish Equine Centre, in collaboration with the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (ITBA) for an Equine Pasture Management Workshop. The workshops takes place on Friday, 13th June in the Irish National Stud, Co. Kildare and on Friday, 27th June in Ballyvolane Stud, Co. Limerick.
Engage with soil, grassland, biodiversity, and water quality specialists alongside stud farm hosts to discuss optimising pasture management for healthy horses. The workshops will focus on efficient farming, pasture management, soil management, pasture hygiene, protecting watercourses, and biodiversity on equine farms.
Speakers include Catherine Keena Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist, Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Signpost Programme and Soils Specialist, Pádraig Fitzgerald and Joseph Maher Water Quality Advisors Teagasc ASSAP Programme, Kevin O’Sullivan Teagasc Advisor, Alan Creighton, Head of Environment and Nutrition at the Irish Equine Centre, with the discussion facilitated by Teagasc Equine Specialists Seán Keane and Wendy Conlon.
The workshops will take place on the dates below and registration is online through the links available. Each workshop will cost €15 and it is recommended to book early as places are limited. For more information please email Hannah at hmarks@itba.ie or Sean at Sean.E.Keane@teagasc.ie.
Friday, 13th June | Kildare | 10:30am – 2pm
Irish National Stud, Tully, Co. Kildare. Eircode: R51 AP20
This workshop at the Irish National Stud is now full and closed for booking.
Friday, 27th June | Limerick | 10:30am – 1:30pm
Ballyvolane Stud, Bruff, Co. Limerick. Eircode: V35 AX62
Foundations of Equine Health in the Breeding Environment
Friday, September 12th | Kildare | 11:00am to 4:30pm
Irish National Stud, Tully, Co. Kildare. Eircode: R51 AP20
Join Teagasc, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE Enniskillen), the Irish Equine Centre, the Irish National Stud, University of Limerick and University College Dublin (School of Veterinary Medicine) for a practical workshop event on the topic of ‘Foundations of Equine Health in the Breeding Environment’.
A key focus will be to familiarise attendees, in a very practical way, with the concept of risk assessment. Attendees will be enabled to create a risk assessment for their own farms. Three distinct workshops on topics to optimise management for healthy horses are planned. These workshops will include discussions on proactive, practical approaches to guarding equine health which are simple to apply and integrate into everyday management tasks. Also addressed will be managing risks with mares, foals and facilities from pre- to post-foaling. The importance of defending against parasites and other pasture-borne sources of ill health will also be a key focus.
Equine Collaboration for Health and Outreach E.C.H.O. is a collaboration of College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE Enniskillen), the Irish Equine Centre, Teagasc, University of Limerick and University College Dublin (School of Veterinary Medicine) with the mission to provide support and education relating to sustainable health protection of equines.
Past Events Archive
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- Teagasc Equine, Countryside Management and Signpost Programme Specialists, Irish Equine Centre staff, and farmer hosts discussed optimising pasture management for healthy horses. The workshops focused on pasture management, including soil management; pasture hygiene; and biodiversity on equine holdings.
- March 2024 Equine Demonstration Event
- Breeding to ‘Event’ Demonstration & Discussion 2019
- Equine Breeding Demonstration Event 2017
- Educational Tour to Germany November 2017
- National Equine Conference – 2016