Equine Thermography Training comes to Ireland

Guest writes "Equitherm the UK based Equine Thermography specialists have announced their first training course in Ireland. The certification training course, the first of its kind in Ireland, is to be held at the beautiful setting of Mount Juliet in Co. Kilkenny from September 27th to October 1st 2010." (15 Reads) Read full article: 'Equine Thermography Training comes to Ireland' (1750 bytes more) Comments?

Web Site Upgrade

Chris writes "In the near future, the Horse and Pony Centre Web Site will be upgraded and given a fresh face. This will involve the Site being unavailable for a few days. The old engine driving the Site is very long in the tooth now, and it is time to use a more up to date version. Unfortunately, this is not an easy 'push button' upgrade, and will require quite a lot of work, but hopefully, it will only be offline for a day or two. It might also be a very opportune time to pop in any requests you might have for features or services that the Site can provide. We are always on the look out for useful ideas. Pop them to admin@horseandponycentre.org" (38 Reads) Comments?

Irish Parliament bans stag hunting

Jasmine writes "As of yesterday, 29th June 2010 the Irish parliament voted to ban stag hunting, the hunting of deer with hounds. " (41 Reads) Read full article: 'Irish Parliament bans stag hunting' (1405 bytes more) Comments?

Ireland's first online equine TV channel

Jasmine writes "Horsebox TV is a new "free to view" TV channel for all equestrian enthusiasts. They send camera crews throughout Ireland to produce films and cover events." (92 Reads) Read full article: 'Ireland's first online equine TV channel' (432 bytes more) 1 Comment

Link between tapeworm and colic confirmed

Jasmine writes "Researchers from the Universita degli Studi di Perugia in Italy have stated that it has demonstrated the association between spasmodic colic and heavy tapeworm infection. They describe a close association between specific colic, such as impaction, intestinal rupture, volvulus, and intussusception. " (56 Reads) Read full article: 'Link between tapeworm and colic confirmed' (1733 bytes more) Comments?

New Strangles Vaccine

Jasmine writes "INTERVET Ireland Ltd has launched Ireland's first strangles vaccine for horses, Equilis StrepE. " (77 Reads) Read full article: 'New Strangles Vaccine' (616 bytes more) Comments?

Shane Carey wins Danish Grand Prix

Jasmine writes "Shane Carey riding Lancero the Limerick born rider won the Danish Grand Prix at Fredensborg." (54 Reads) Read full article: 'Shane Carey wins Danish Grand Prix' (391 bytes more) Comments?

Dave Quigley wins Grand Prix

Jasmine writes "Dave Quigley riding the Dutch Warmblood Ulot won the Italian Grand Prix in Pontedera." (69 Reads) Read full article: 'Dave Quigley wins Grand Prix ' (517 bytes more) Comments?

Kurten and Lynch take first and second in Valencia

Jasmine writes "Jessica Kurten riding Lady Georgina Forbe's mare Castle Forbes Cosma won the €7500 first prize at Valencia's five-star Global Champions Tour in Spain at the weekend, Denis Lynch riding Lacroix 9 collected the €5000 second prize. American Olympian Lauren Hough riding Casadora came in third place. " (73 Reads) Read full article: 'Kurten and Lynch take first and second in Valencia' (445 bytes more) Comments?

New "Horse Blog" Section in Horse Directory

Jasmine writes "A "blog" (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. As they have become more popular I have now included a Horse Blog Section in The Horse Directory. If you have a favourite equine blog please submit it for inclusion here Submit a Blog or send me an e-mail to admin@horseandponycentre.org" (76 Reads) Comments?