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. Niki Potterton:

There is not anything official. However, there are breeders who see their progeny doing well and they keep a backup. The biggest challenge for the riders is that they have to live. Where we realise we have a special horse, a Government programme could come into play. In other countries, for eventing, the national federations buy into the horse in order to keep it in the country and it is then used by its national federation.