Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Challenges facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion
Mr. Ronan Corrigan:
He has operators on either side of him and I wanted to be careful about which one he might have been referencing. Ryan's in Tipperary is one of the main hubs for activities, driving on from ponies the whole way through. There are massive events running throughout the country, with huge investment by landowners to create event tracks. The venue owners are facilitating dressage and para equestrian. They are also providing the breeders with the marketplace for their animals. We are not here just to talk about high performance. There is the breeding side as well. We really want to support that because it is the breeders who create our sport. It does not happen if there is not somebody to breed the foal. If Greg Broderick decides he is not running a breeding operation, there will be 30 fewer horses travelling to young horse classes. That is the reality.
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