About the stud

Entrance Gates
Stables
Horses grazing

Standing commercial stallions for breeders

Providing facilities to breeders to have their stock:

  • Boarded on a long or short term basis
  • Mares foaled
  • Racehorses rested from training
  • Sales preparation

Promoting tourism nationally and internationally by:

  • Providing facilities for visitors to the stud Providing tours of the stud and the world famous Japanese Gardens and the award winning Saint Fiachra's Garden
  • Providing a museum to present the Irish Horse in such a way that will generate more interest and appreciation of horses.
  • Gift shop and restaurant

Promoting Irish bloodstock nationally and internationally

Helping breeders through the provision of:

  • Fostering Service
  • Colostrum Bank
  • Advisory Service

Providing education by:

  • Offering career guidance to persons entering the bloodstock industry
  • Co-operating with research workers in the investigation of equine diseases, etc.
  • Organising a 5 month residential training course in Horse Breeding for young people during each breeding season

Board of Directors

Lady O'Reilly (Chairman)
Jim Beecher
Mick Leavy
John Osborne M.V.B., M.R.C.V.S.
Trevor Stewart
Dermot Weld M.V.B., M.R.C.V.S.