Welcome

Welcome to the webiste of the Irish Draught Horse Breeders Assoication. This site is intended to be a valuable resource for members, breeders and enthusiasts. We aim to cover a wide range of topics relating to the Irish Draught Horse and our association, which endeavours to promote and protect our national breed. Please check back regularly to keep up to date with upcoming events and information. We also invite members to share their successes and their love of the Irish Draught with us. Don't forget that you can also make use of our website to advertise branch events, horses for sale and Irish Draught stallions at stud.

News!

National AGM

The National AGM was held on April 22nd 2012 in The Grand Hotel, Moate, Co. Westmeath.
The meeting was well supported, with a large crowd in attendance.
The result of the election of officers was as follows:
Chairman: Paddy Joe Foy, Mayo Branch
Vice-Chairman: Paddy McCarthy, Cork / Kerry Branch
Secretary: Jimmy Noone, Galway Branch
Treasurer: Jennifer Haverty, Laois Branch
President: Timmy Sullivan, Laois Branch
Vice Presidents: Thomas Coleman Joyce, Galway Branch and David Cosby, Laois Branch
A full list of the governing body members, including branch reps will be uploaded in due course.
The incoming officers wish to thank the members for their trust and support and wish to thank the outgoing officers for their hard work in bringing the association to where it is today.

In House Draw

It was announced at the national AGM that all 2012 members will be entered into an in house draw, which will be held at the 2012 Awards Night on November 3rd in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Details of prizes will follow.
2012 Membership forms are available on our Membership Page.

Ridden Irish Draught Sale

The Dublin Branch of the IDHBA have initiated an exciting partnership with Goresbridge Horse Sales. There will be a special Ridden Irish Draught Sale in Goresbridge in July, in conjunction with the Sport Horse Sale.

This special section will be open to all full Irish Draughts (Blue or Green Book), 3 years old and over, MUST be broken and riding and must be ridden on the day. Horses should be turned out to show standard.

This is a fantastic opportunity to tap into the substantial leisure horse market which exists for Irish Draughts. We would ask that ALL Irish Draught Breedes support this initiative.

Keep an eye on our Sales and Auctions Page for more details in the coming weeks.

2012 Stallion Inspections

The 2012 Stallion Inspections, run by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI), took place recently in Cavan. Of the 19 Irish Draughts entered, 4 were awarded Class 1 status. These newly approved stallions are: Francis Lafferty's Gortfree Casanova by Castana; Anne Georgina Doyle's Eponastables Uibh Faile by Gurran Golden Eye; Patrick Murphy's Inisfree The Holy Grail by Holycross; and J.J. Bowe's Kiltealy Silver by Coolcronan Wood. Congratulations to the owners of the newly approved stallions and Good Luck for the future!

Equine Premises Registration

It will now be a legal requirement that any premises where an equine is kept be registered with the Department of Agriculture. This is compulsory, so please make yourself familiar with the new guidelines.
Click here for FAQs and Application Form.

Please note: Following a meeting between a number of equestrian bodies (including HSI & ISA) and the department of Agriculture, some changes have been made to the form and some questions have been removed.