Equine Facilities In Ireland: The Best 5 Days Out

1)The Galway Races - July 28th to August 3rd
This premiere racing festival has been held since 1869 and involves major races over the course of a week with the highest prize around 200,000 euro’s and is available to see throughout the world. It comes with the reputation of being highly spirited just like the racers and the horses and it attracts around 200,000 horse enthusiasts yearly. It is set during the last week of July at the Ballybrit Racecourse and is a great day out for all horse enthusiasts.

2)The Dublin Horse Show 2008 06-10th August
This is a huge exhibition set in the heart of Ireland’s capital Dublin in the RDS complex. It has everything to do with horses available but if you enjoy shopping there are many other things to spend on in the large trade hall with around 300 individual stalls. The high light of the week in racing terms is the awarding of the Aga Khan Challenge Trophy where eight countries have competed for the title.

3)County Monaghan: Castle Lesley
This Beautiful Irish Castle is one of only 30 still owned by the original family who have owned it since the 1660’s, they have received many famous people over the last 400 years and boasts an incredibly luxurious accommodation. The Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre is placed within beautiful countryside and is in the ideal situation to appreciate horse riding and has recently opened the premium equestrian centre that caters for all abilities. Facilities include 300 new cross-country jumps throughout the 1,000 acres of private estate, over 20 miles of bridleways to simply enjoy the surroundings and an extensive range of indoor activities for those rainy days.

4)Goffs - Horse Sale Show
Goffs Bloodstock Sale is based in Kill, County Kildare is the premiere horse supplier in Ireland and hold specialized annual events to sell quality horses to anyone who has the money to bid. The auctions are available on line also but to attend the auction gives all the excitement of an auction as well as seeing some of the beautiful horses and meeting other horse specialist. Goffs Million Sale is held this year on 29th September to 1st October, showing 657 top class yearlings and includes eligibility to the Goffs Millions with the huge prize fund of 3,200,000 Euro’s.

5)27 National Racecourses
It is a fact that there are more racecourse’s per head in the emerald isle than anywhere else in the world so where ever your vacationing in Ireland your will never be far from a day at the races. The number of visitors nationwide is over 1.4 million to the 27 unique racecourses. The courses range from national hunt to flat or a combination of the two.

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Chelsea is a part-time writer, writing occassional articles on Equestrian for anythingequine.co.uk, who specialise in equestrian boots and bridles.

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