Irish Sport Horse

Great day had by all #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

@McArdleBrendan asks Bert ‘what type of horses do you buy, and look for from Ireland to supply to customers?’ #hsibreedingforthefuture

@IrishEventer Padraig impresses the audience with a detailed presentation at #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

@IrishEventer Padraig McCarthy makes a brilliant presentation at #HSIBreedingForTheFuture ‘We need to use resources available online to pick good horses with good results’

#HSIBreedingForTheFuture Padraig McCarthy ‘The old saying, no foot no horse still rings true’

Alison Corbally is on stage to kick off the 2018 HSI Breeding Conference. A lot to look forward to here today #HSIbreedingforthefuture

Chris Bartle: “As we go forward we have to think who influences the direction in which we go with the sport?” #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

Q&A session has begun. @IrishEventer highlights how he favours TB breeding in event horses, his preference is for using TB mares #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

Former ISA secretary Michael Hughes receives the Outstanding Contribution Award 2018 at the HSI International Breeding Conference #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

The Breeder Award for Outstanding Contribution goes to Jimmy Flynn at the HSI International Breeding Conference #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

"There is still a big big demand in England for a show hunter and in America for an American hunter, so that is an idea for breeders," says Tiernan Gill #HSIBreedingForTheFuture

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More Breeders Awards at #hsibreedingforthefuture Edward Doyle presenting Eamon Sheehan with his award for Cuffesgrange Cavalidam @eamon_sheehan 🐴 @TheIrishFieldHW @irishsporthorse

Well Done, Michael! The awards keep coming for #StMichael #HSIbreedingforthefuture #MichaelHugheslegacyforthefuture @TheIrishFieldHW @irishsporthorse

#HSIBreedingForTheFuture the afternoon session has begun!

#hsibreedingforthefuture off to a great start with great speakers @chrisbartle @McArdleBrendan

A great start to the HSI Breeding conference 2018 #hsibreedingforthefuture

Cuffesgrange Cavadora (ISH) and Ger O’Neill progress to the jump off in the 6yo WBFSH Young Horse Championships Lanaken