Horse Racing and Tipperary
Hosing Down the Horses
Hosing down the racehorses after exercise is essential, as it removes sweat and dirt. It also provides an opportunity to examine the horse to make sure it did not recieve any injuries during the exercise period. Hosing down the horses and putting them away clean also reduces itching and irritation to their skin and improves hair coat quality.
Image courtesy of the Thurles Camera Club.Hosing Down the Horses
Image courtesy of the Thurles Camera Club.
Image courtesy of the Thurles Camera Club.
Hosing Down the Horses
Hosing down the racehorses after exercise is essential, as it removes sweat and dirt. It also provides an opportunity to examine the horse to make sure it did not recieve any injuries during the exercise period. Hosing down the horses and putting them away clean also reduces itching and irritation to their skin and improves hair coat quality.
Image courtesy of the Thurles Camera Club.Horses can be found in many parts of Tipperary. Most horses there are trained for racing and there are three racecourses in the county: Tipperary (at Limerick Junction), Thurles and Clonmel.
Many horse trainers work in Tipperary and are known all over the world for the high-quality horses they have produced.
Istabraq
Istabraq was an exceptional racehorse and one that is associated with County Tipperary. He was most famous for his hurdling.
Image courtesy of www.sportgalleries.comIstabraq
Image courtesy of www.sportgalleries.com
Image courtesy of www.sportgalleries.com
Istabraq
Istabraq was an exceptional racehorse and one that is associated with County Tipperary. He was most famous for his hurdling.
Image courtesy of www.sportgalleries.comThe best-known horse from Tipperary is Istabraq. This horse won the famous Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival three times. He was one of only five horses ever to achieve this. Istabraq was sired by another well-known champion racehorse called Sadler's Wells
.
Sadler's Wells
Sadler's Wells was a stallion born in 1981 and owned by Coolmore Stud. One of its most famous horses, he was trained by Vincent O'Brien.
Image courtesy of Irish Racing Annual, 2005.
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Vincent O'Brien
Vincent O'Brien is a retired Irish racehorse trainer. He is regarded as the greatest horse-racing trainer Ireland has ever produced, as he trained six horses to win the Epsom Derby, a very prestigious competition in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was known as 'the Master of Ballydoyle'.
Image courtesy of Irish Racing Annual, 2005.Vincent O'Brien
Image courtesy of Irish Racing Annual, 2005.
Image courtesy of Irish Racing Annual, 2005.
Vincent O'Brien
Vincent O'Brien is a retired Irish racehorse trainer. He is regarded as the greatest horse-racing trainer Ireland has ever produced, as he trained six horses to win the Epsom Derby, a very prestigious competition in Epsom, Surrey, England. He was known as 'the Master of Ballydoyle'.
Image courtesy of Irish Racing Annual, 2005.The most famous trainer from Tipperary is Vincent O'Brien. He trained six horses to win the English Derby, one of the world's oldest and most famous races. One of the famous horses trained by Vincent O'Brien was Sadler's Wells. When O'Brien retired, his stable at Ballydoyle
, outside Cashel, was taken over by Aidan O'Brien
. Aidan O'Brien has already won two English and four Irish Derbys and was the trainer of Istabraq.
Ballydoyle
This is an illustration of the stables at Ballydoyle. Ballydoyle is the most famous racehorse training facility in County Tipperary. The current trainer is Aidan O'Brien. He succeeded the famous trainer, Vincent O' Brien, in 1995.
Image courtesy of Coolmore Catalogue 1990.
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien is one of Ireland's most successful horse trainers. He trains for Coolmore Stud and Ballydoyle Stables in County Tipperary. He took over from Vincent O'Brien (no relation) at a very young age.
Image courtesy of www.clonmelraces.ie
Showjumping
Horses in Tipperary are trained for showjumping as well as racing. Showjumping is very popular with people of all ages. Several shows take place around Tipperary every summer.
Showjumping Track
Image courtesy of www.wikilpedia.org
Image courtesy of www.wikilpedia.org
Showjumpers
are trained to leap fences and to try to avoid knocking down the poles. Similar to horseracing, Tipperary has produced many great and famous horses and riders in showjumping.
Showjumper at Cavan Indoor Championships
Showjumpers are trained to leap fences. If they knock down a pole, they lose points. Showjumping is a popular, worldwide sport, which has been a part of the Olympic Games since 1912.
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