Good horsemanship around Ireland. (5 sub-boards) Introduce yourself and find others around the country who own or train horses with talent, understanding, patience, light hands, feel, timing and good old fashioned horsemanship, working with the horse in his time.
Lessons with Elaine and useful horse information Good, sensible old fashioned Irish horsemanship from dentists and back people to 'on the bit', feeding, stabling, where to buy good travelling boots and what you need to think about when you are deciding what age to start your youngster. If you have any useful info or tips, please add them here.
Real life horse training stories and clinic reports Full reports from horsemanship clinics with various horses working on lots of different things, and how they got on. If you're schooling / bringing on your own horse, these are definitely worth a read.
Horse conformation Post your pictures, improve your eye, learn more about horse conformation, judge other horses, and learn the differences between good and bad conformation.
Competitions The place to ask questions about competitions, post results & class schedules & dates, chat about upcoming events, post competition photos, etc.
Excellence in horsemanship award winners Welcome to the new Irish Horsemanship Awards Scheme, set up to recognise good horsemanship by people of all ages and levels, and for horses and ponies of all sizes and abilities. Here are the list of winners and how to apply.
Equestrian books and DVDS (7 sub-boards) Good books, videos, cdroms and dvds from foal handling and starting to advanced training and young riders. Please feel free to comment and add your own favourites.
Feedback and forum suggestions Please write your feedback and forum suggestions here. What would you like to see on the Irish Horsemanship website / forum?