Who We Are
The Irish Horse Board was founded in 1993 with responsibility for the sport horse sector. It was established in order to give the breeders a say in the running of their own industry. The Board is a co-operative society with over 15,000 shareholders and 13 directors, 10 of whom are elected.
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 Studboook
- Operate Schemes to Improve the Quality of the Irish Sport Horse
- Promote and Market the Irish Sport Horse at home and abroad
- Assist in Equestrian Training and Equestrian Tourism
The current Board Members of the Irish Horse Board are:
- Mr Joe Walsh (Chairman) [Minister's Nominee]
- Mr Jim Beecher [Minister's Nominee]
- Ms Helen Troughton [Minister's Nominee]
- Mr Kevin Croke [Region 1]
- Mr Richard Wright [Region 1]
- Mr Thomas Brennan [Region 2]
- Mr John Jude Doyle [Region 2]
- Ms Kate Horgan (Vice Chairman) [Region 3]
- Mr Tristan Kingston [Region 3]
- Mr Paul Duffy [Region 4]
- Mr Paddy Joe Foy [Region 4]
- Mr Michael Duignan [Region 5]
- Mr Harold McGahern [Region 5]
Region 1 - Wicklow, Louth, Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Meath, Westmeath, Dublin
Region 2 - Tipperary, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny
Region 3 - Waterford, Kerry, Limerick, Cork
Region 4 - Mayo, Galway, Clare
Region 5 - Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan, Longford, Roscommon
