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The Young Breeders Programme is a fantastic opportunity for young people to visit some great yards, see very good horses in action and a chance to engage with the professionals

David highly recommends the Young Breeders to any young person who wants to make a hobby or career out of breeding horses as it provided him with a wealth of knowledge and contacts.

Horses can be very grounding so you have to enjoy working with them like Rafael. Young people interested in the industry need to work hard, have an idea of what they want and work towards it by meeting people and creating contacts.

To breed sound horses you need to check the mother line, chose a stallion that has a positive to match your mares negative and view the stallion a picture won't tell you if he is correct or how his limbs are.

The advice Barbara has for anyone entering the science side of the equine industry is to have some knowledge of the industry which is easy to gain if you travel or get work experience

Barry believes there is a market in Ireland for people to work with horses aged 3 to 5 years. He advises young people to work on their skill and work with people who have a proven track record in the industry

These sisters created Fenu Health 3 years ago to treat and prevent gastric ulcers in horses. Their advice is that you can plan all you want but you have to get up and do it, never give up and ask the professionals for help.

Equine demonstration evening at Kildalton College on 31/10/17 'Breeding the high performance horse'

Equine demonstration evening at Kildalton College on 31/10/17 'Breeding the high performance horse'

Equine demonstration evening at Kildalton College on 31/10/17 'Breeding the high performance horse'

A guide to showing a horse in hand using the triangle for the 'Young Breeders Competition'

by Declan McArdle