Welcome
The Irish Horse Board is a co-operative society with over 15,000 members and a board of 13 directors. Of the 13 directors, 10 represent five electoral regions and 3 are appointed by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The objectives of the Irish Horse Board are to:
- Maintain the Irish Horse Register, which incorporates the Irish Sport Horse Studbook and the Irish Draught Horse Studbook
- Promote and Market the Achievements of Irish Sport Horses nationally and internationally
- Operate Schemes to Improve the Quality of Irish Sport Horses
- Promote Equestrian Tourism & Equestrian Education
The breeding objective of the Irish Sport Horse Studbook is to produce a correct, sound, athletic sport horse with good basic paces making it very pleasant to ride and with a good temperament, which can be used as a pleasure or performance horse, capable of competing in showjumping, eventing and dressage at both national and international level.
International Results
.[ Monday, 17th November 2008 ]
Nick Skelton (Gbr) rode Transmission (ISH), former ride of Ireland’s Marion Hughes, into third place in the $75,000 1m60 class at Toronto. In Kiel, Toni Hassman (Ger) and Dublin PKZ were third in the €18,500 1m50 class.
RSSStudbook News
.[ Wednesday, 5th November 2008 ]
For the 14th consecutive year, the Irish Sport Horse Studbook has topped the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) Eventing Studbook Rankings. The Irish Sport Horse Studbook was presented with the prestigious award at the WBFSH General Assembly in Lyon, France, yesterday, 4th November 2008.
