Irish Horses
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National Geographic's 'Ballad of the Irish Horse'
Have any of you seen this documentary (produced, I believe, all the way back in 1985)? I've just placed an order for a DVD of the film because I've heard it's just sublime if you love…
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How Can People be This Awful?
It's amazing to me in a nation of just 4.5 million people that there can be THIS many horrible people who don't give a second thought to causing the slow, agonising, painful, and torturous death of their own animals.Here's the latest case highlighted by the ISPCA just today:…
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AdminMy lifetime ago with horses
I know this is not about Irish horses, just my own horse story...I have loved horses since I was born. My oldest brother began working on a farm in his late teens.. a horse farm. I couldn't…
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Just in from AHAR
Passion's DiaryThe sky was blue and white over AHAR today.... I had the sun on my back and the wind in my hair. I've never felt so safe, loved and free in all my four years. (nearly five soon, I hope I get carrot cake hint hint)I closed my eyes and remember my life before here. Starvation, oh the…
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Equine Crisis In Ireland
*******Warning slide show contains graphic images*********http://slide.ly/view/8597a2be4d60fba756bdf71c436a44a4?utm_source=Em_ORG_ShareGrace Kelly one of our supporters has put…
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DArwin Takes its Toll - AHAR Buildings in Tatters
This is too important to place in the ongoing AHAR discussion:Storm Darwin, which has unleashed its havoc on the width and breadth of Ireland, has dealt a staggering blow to the AHAR facilities.Due to the unflinching volunteers, every animal is safe.Here it is in their own words:Today started like…
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Irish Horse Welfare Trust
The IHWT has been around since 1999. They are actively working to bring together Equine rescues across Ireland. They've hosted seminars & conferences. They are also actively pushing for legal reform to address abandonments & neglect.Click …
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AHAR UPDATES
I will put any AHAR News ...Good & Bad... In this DiscussionThe first Bit comes from Danny... another rescue in Sligo:It's Danny the AHAR vet here. Just an update on the Sligo Rescue.We have 23 a mixture of young colts and fillies. We are in the process of passporting these individuals worming…
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ISPCA.ie Hay Drive
As Ryan had mentioned on my blog, there are many an Animal Rescue organization in Ireland. All of them working on a shoestring...some not even that...The ISPCA is currently running a Hay Drive to help feed all the equines in their charge…
Irish Horses ~ Connemara, Cobb, Gypsy, Quarter Horse or Thorobred
This is a group for those who love them and honor their place in the Tapestry that is Ireland
Ger has asked me to create this space to promote the Horses of Ireland
Anything horse related is welcomed... I'll be posting links for some of the Rescues