Irish Draught Horse Resource Guide

IDHS, National Irish Draught Show Program (IDHS, 1985- ) 1st through 22nd National Irish Draught Show, 2007

Lists all classes, schedule of events as well as all the entries, owners, breeder’s details in each class.

(Covers: 1985 Laughtons Last, 1986 Pride of Shaunlara, 1988 Seafin Lady, 1989 Oakley Dawn, 1998 Enniskeane Countess, 2000 The Blue Lady, 2003 Mill Hollow Queen, 2004 Boston Burglar, 2006 Annaghdown Star (as foal) and Pink Carnation )

IDHS, National Irish Draught Sale

First National Sale 1986 *Held at the Sale Yard, the Square, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, 27^th September 1986, (Cover: 1986 Bundrameen Lass)

Goresbridge

http://www.irishhorse.com/

by the time the second sale occurred it was held at Goresbridge in 1987 and1988. (Covers:1987 Western Pride, 1988 Oakley Dawn) and again in 2007, Spring Irish Draught Sale - March 2008.

***  Goresbridge will host a one-day Irish Draught

Sale in November 2007.*******and one-day Irish Draugth sale as part of four-day sport horse sale in March 2008.

Tattersalls

http://www.tattersalls.ie/

Tattersalls held the sales 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 (Cover: 1993 It's The Quiet Man)

Cavan Equestrian Centre

http://www.cavanequestrian.com/home.asp

Online version of the sales catalogue may be downloaded from the Cavan website.

Cavan currently hosts the Annual National Registered Irish Draught Sale held in October of each year. Held at Cavan, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, upcoming Fall 2008

The National Sales of Irish Draught horses have been held at a several venues over the years. Beginning in 1986 and continuing to the present day. The sales include primarily Foals, Yearlings, 2, 3 year olds, usually a few broodmares and rarely stallions. The seller sets a reserve price and if the bidding does not reach the seller’s asking price the animal is not sold at auction. There are those who say many deals are made after the bidding has ended.

First National Sale included,

3 year old stallion, Holycross, sold for 6400 Guineas

56 lots for sale

Foals, broodmares, geldings

On offer for 2007, 2- day sale: Foals 206; yearlings 29; 2 yr olds 26; older horses 4; and broodmares 62. A second sale at Cavan also too place in November 2007.

After last year's first time ever 2-day sale, it is impressive that in 2006 there will be

3-days of National Registered Irish Draught Sales at Caven Equestrian Centre for the Irish Draught Horse, 3rd and 4th October, and 27th November.

First time ever, two National Registered Irish Draught Sales in 2005,  4th October and 24th November, due to the great success of the first sale!

Dublin Horse Show

http://www.rds.ie/horseshow/index.html

RDS Show Programme, (1967 was the restart of Irish Draught classes at the RDS which had not been held since 40 years) 1978, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, from the 1967 Show Program, Irish Draught Horses

Class 65 Irish Draught Mare in foal or having produced a foal in 1966 or 1967, entered in the Irish Draught Horse Book published by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. (This Class is confined to mares selected for competition and invited to compete by the Royal Dublin Society.)

            18 Mares were entered, including Moral Code (6246), Lady Grey (6300), Springfield Dawn (5951), Enniskeane Countess (5990), Twister (6168), Outer Limits (6263), Rosenamona (6438), Lislarkin Lassie (5937), Wild Rose (6305), Oriental (6264), My Girl (6211), Eurydice (6180), Rose Love (5929), Come On (6265), name missing, and Island Rambler (6274).

Class 65A Colt Foal

            2 Colt foals were entered

Class 65B Filly Foal

            2 Filly Foals were entered

Class 66 Exhibition class of selected Registered Irish Draught Stallions (No class adjudication)

            6 Stallions were exhibited, Merrion(477), Bantry Pearl (525), Golden Plover (537), Laughton (446), Armanda Star (566), and King of Diamonds (547).