€500,000 boost for training in sport horse sector

TRAINING in the sport horse sector is to be boosted by an injection of €500,000.

The funding will come through the Equestrian Skillnet programme, which was launched yesterday by Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister Micheál Martin.

The launch was also attended by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) chairman Joe Walsh, who said: “The programme gives a significant boost for grassroots equestrian training and is an example of what can be achieved when equestrian organisations work together.”