Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association ITBA: Working for Irish Breeders. All events & programmes will be announced here.

We are the representative body of the Irish thoroughbred breeding industry at Government level both at home and internationally. The ITBA has a comprehensive national educational and training programme to ensure breeders can continue to acquire and update the skills necessary to adapt to a changing work and business environment.

Many thanks to for hosting our fantastic Farm Walk this week ๐Ÿ‘Attendees had a chance to learn all about agronomy, biodi...
04/06/2026

Many thanks to for hosting our fantastic Farm Walk this week ๐Ÿ‘

Attendees had a chance to learn all about agronomy, biodiversity, grassland and composting ๐ŸŒฑ

Our next Farm Walk will take place at Kildangan Stud, Wed 1st July - tickets are now on sale: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990079482303?aff=oddtdtcreator

๐Ÿ“ธOur June calendar month features this cheeky fellow captured by Stephen Sharry titled 'Smiling Sip'๐ŸŽApplications for th...
02/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ธOur June calendar month features this cheeky fellow captured by Stephen Sharry titled 'Smiling Sip'๐ŸŽ

Applications for the next calendar competition will be opening shortly!

29/05/2026

A great day hosting Scoil Bhrรญde, Kill at , & with . Many thanks to all involved ๐Ÿ‘

Celebrating excellence at the ITBA Northern Region Breeders Awards, held at Downpatrick last Friday ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽ A great evening r...
27/05/2026

Celebrating excellence at the ITBA Northern Region Breeders Awards, held at Downpatrick last Friday ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽ

A great evening recognising the achievements, dedication and hard work of breeders across the region.

Congratulations to all the winners on their success.

๐ŸŒฟ Join ITBA & Irish Equine Centre for a ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ at Coolmore Stud ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 3rd June 2026โฐ 11:00am โ€“ 3:00p...
16/05/2026

๐ŸŒฟ Join ITBA & Irish Equine Centre for a ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ at Coolmore Stud ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 3rd June 2026
โฐ 11:00am โ€“ 3:00pm

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets:
โ€ข โ‚ฌ10 for ITBA Members (email Hannah ([email protected]) for a discount code)
โ€ข โ‚ฌ20 for Non-Members

๐Ÿ‘‰ Book now via https://tinyurl.com/2v35vbju
Places are limited โ€“ early booking is advised!

๐Ÿšœ Morning farm walk with lunch included
๐ŸŽ Afternoon stallion parade & Legacy Museum tour

๐ŸšจApplications closing for the ๐ˆ๐“๐๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž 5pm today, Fri 15 May๐ŸšจPlacements and work experienc...
15/05/2026

๐ŸšจApplications closing for the ๐ˆ๐“๐๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž 5pm today, Fri 15 May๐Ÿšจ

Placements and work experience in the thoroughbred industry: stud farms, sales preparation, racecourses, bloodstock agents, sales companies, industry bodies and much more...

๐Ÿ‘‰Read more & application forms: https://tinyurl.com/2p3brn55

๐ŸŒฟ Join us for a Summer Farm Walk at Coolmore Stud ๐ŸŒฟITBA, in collaboration with the Irish Equine Centre, invites you to a...
13/05/2026

๐ŸŒฟ Join us for a Summer Farm Walk at Coolmore Stud ๐ŸŒฟ

ITBA, in collaboration with the Irish Equine Centre, invites you to a ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ

๐Ÿ“ Coolmore Stud
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 3rd June 2026
โฐ 11:00am โ€“ 3:00pm

This practical workshop will cover key topics including:
โœ”๏ธ Composting & reducing fertiliser use
โœ”๏ธ Grassland management
โœ”๏ธ Soil quality
โœ”๏ธ Adapting large-scale practices for equine farms

What to expect:
๐Ÿšœ Morning farm walk
๐Ÿด Lunch provided
๐ŸŽ Afternoon stallion parade & Legacy Museum tour

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets:
โ€ข โ‚ฌ10 for ITBA Members (email Hannah ([email protected]) for a discount code)
โ€ข โ‚ฌ20 for Non-Members
(Places are limited โ€“ early booking is advised!)
๐Ÿ‘‰ Book now via https://tinyurl.com/2v35vbju

โœ๏ธSave the date ๐Ÿ“ข๐™„๐™๐˜ฝ๐˜ผ ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜ผ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™จ๐Ÿ“… 22nd May 2026๐Ÿ“ Downpatrick Racecourse๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ +353 45 877 543 to bookJoin us for...
11/05/2026

โœ๏ธSave the date ๐Ÿ“ข

๐™„๐™๐˜ฝ๐˜ผ ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜ผ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™จ

๐Ÿ“… 22nd May 2026
๐Ÿ“ Downpatrick Racecourse
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ +353 45 877 543 to book

Join us for an afternoon celebrating success, dedication and achievement within the Northern region ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽ

Tickets ยฃ60pp to include Admission, Racecard, Reserved Area for the day, Three Course Meal, Tea/Coffee

๐Ÿ“ธMary Donworth captures fun and excitement for our May calendar feature 'Parkour'๐ŸŽ
05/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ธMary Donworth captures fun and excitement for our May calendar feature 'Parkour'๐ŸŽ

Great afternoon at the ITBA North Leinster Awards last Saturday in Navan Racecourse ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽCongratulations to all breeders th...
28/04/2026

Great afternoon at the ITBA North Leinster Awards last Saturday in Navan Racecourse ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽ
Congratulations to all breeders that received awards and a huge thank you to our sponsors GAIN Equine Nutrition, Goffs and Tally-Ho Stud for their support.

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Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Greenhills
Kill

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

045 877543

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