Hazell Mullins: Equine parasite resistance — it's not just confined to cattle and sheep

A hot topic of conversation at this year's Dublin horse show

There were 110 thoroughbred yearlings in total tested using a faecal egg count reduction test 14 days post-treatment, resulting in the 59 Irish yearlings in the group having a level of resistance to ivermectin.  Pic: iStock

Another year, another Dublin Horse Show sadly over and out. It’s an annual tradition of mine at this stage to go with my friend Orla Myers. I begin to count strides to jumps and comment on horses having “ lots of scope” as they cruise over 1.5m jumps. 

Watching the Nations Cup was a show highlight for me where Team Ireland were narrowly runners up to an impressive Team USA. Every year I leave the show looking up DoneDeal ads and wondering, “Why don’t I have a horse”? The reality hits when I come home but perhaps someday in the future, the farm will have a horse on it again.