Tipperary BAN illegal sulky racing/training/driving

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Tipperary BAN illegal sulky racing/training/driving We are trying to get sulky racing/training/driving activities, BANNED from our roads in County Tipperary & throughout Ireland, reven though it is illegal.

Keep Sulky Horse Activity Off Irish Public Roads….. We are calling on Tipperary County Council, Department of Agriculture & An Garda Síochána to carry out their responsibilities under the Control of Horses Act (1996) & Horse Bye-Laws which came into operation came on 25th January 2016 and remove this danger of Sulky Racing from Tipperary’s roads despite this practice being illegal in Ireland. It has nothing to do with tradition or culture, just because its culture, doesn't mean it's good. When did it become acceptable & legal to whip a horse to a state of exhaustion on our roads? Driving young horses and ponies flat-out at excessive speed on Ireland's busy roads is not only risking the lives of innocent road users, the people involved in sulky road racing, but also the welfare of the animals." All it takes is one trip or stumble which can be fatal to cause significant injury to the horse or cause a serious road traffic collision. From an animal welfare point of view, these animals are often far too young to be broken, causing serious damage to their undeveloped joints, torn ligaments, common injuries are broken knees, hocks, swollen joints and neck injuries which are often the result of badly fitting tack & shoes. A serious accident or fatality is inevitable. Tourists to County of Tipperary are horrified to see what is happening on our roads. Do we have to wait for a person to die because of this illegal activity before anything is done about it? The welfare of animals used to engage in this practice has been blatantly ignored. We demand this illegal practice is BANNED from our roads. This petition will be delivered to:
Tipperary County Council,
Dept of Agriculture,
An Garda Síochána

03/11/2026

ANOTHER POOR HORSE DIED ON OUR ROADS…PLEASE, HELP US FIND THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE.

Heartbreak, anger and complete disgust.

Tonight, a beautiful young horse, only around two years old, lost her life in the most devastating circumstances at Cheeverstown Luas station Car Park, Dublin

She was being driven on a sulky / trap when she lost control and collided with a parked car. What happened next is heartbreaking beyond words.

Emergency help arrived along with MLHR Team, the Luas staff who were amazing and An Garda Síochána. The vet got there as quickly as she could, she was so kind

We put a rug over her and promised we’d all stay with her till the end
Everyone fought with everything they had to try to save this little girl's life.

She couldn't stand. She was desperately struggling, and despite everyone's efforts, this beautiful baby girl had to be put to sleep, she was dying on the ground

03/11/2026

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03/11/2026

How can this happen? How can people watch two innocent animals deteriorate like this and do absolutely nothing?💔😡

These ponies are severely emaciated. They are weak, exhausted and in a terrible condition. When they arrived at the veterinary hospital, they just kept drinking and drinking. They were so so thirsty.

We are absolutely devastated, disgusted and angry.

This shocking, the poor wee foal and the suffering it went through.Did these idiot owners this that poor leg was going t...
04/09/2026

This shocking, the poor wee foal and the suffering it went through.

Did these idiot owners this that poor leg was going to heal overnight.

The owners are just thugs and have no Empathy to animals suffering.

They caused this and the bill is left to MLHR and many thanks to the nice ladies who remained with the foal and stayed with it until vet came and they gave it love until the injection kicked in.

💔 THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE 💔💔💔💔
Yesterday, our MLHR Cork team was called to Banduff, Cork, after a report of a poor foal with a severely broken leg.💔💔💔💔💔
What we found was heartbreaking.
This poor baby had been chased, along with other horses, for nights by people on quads, apparently for their own amusement. 😡😡😡😡
The result was a terrified, injured foal left suffering with a devastating injury.
By the time we arrived, there was nothing we could do to save him.💔
We had to call a vet, and then arrange for his body to be taken away.💔
But when we entered the field with the An Garda Síochána, we discovered three more horses in an appalling condition.
They were severely emaciated and desperately weak.💔💔💔
We stayed until around midnight, working alongside the Gardaí and our vet to get a mare, her foal and another mare to safety. Our vet treated them, but they are still not out of danger.💔
One of the hardest things to witness was a mother struggling to care for her baby while she herself was starving.💔💔💔
💔 This is suffering that should never have been allowed to happen.

We are incredibly grateful to the Mayfield Gardaí for their help, support and compassion. But this cannot simply end with rescuing the survivors.💔
That little foal suffered.
The other horses were suffering right in front of people.💔💔😡😡
And our team is left carrying the heartbreak of knowing that one innocent life could not be saved.💔💔
We now face the veterinary bills, the cost of removing the body, and the ongoing costs of caring for the three horses we managed to save, costs that fall on a rescue organisation because someone else chose to be cruel or failed to provide proper care, just not giving a damn 😡😡😡😡

How many more horses have to suffer before something changes?
What is happening in Banduff?
What is happening across this country?
Animal cruelty and neglect cannot become something we simply accept as normal.
We are asking for your support, but we are also asking you to speak up.
Contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Contact your Minister. Contact your TDs. Ask what is being done. Ask for stronger action. Ask for accountability.
Because these animals have no voice.
We have to be their voice.
We could not save that precious little foal.
But we saved three others.
And now we want justice for the one we lost, protection for the three fighting to survive, and change for every animal still suffering in silence.
Please donate, help, spread the word 💔💔

https://donate.mylovelyhorserescue.com/one-off/

💔 Enough is enough 💔💔💔💔

23/08/2026

Travellers family’s have no shame….

And still the cruelty goes on in Limerick.
22/07/2026

And still the cruelty goes on in Limerick.

15/07/2026

Yesterday, Gardaí responded to reports of a pony tied to a tree in a housing estate in the Bishopstown area of Cork City and had been used to pull a cart during the hat weather and wasn’t being looked after.

Gardaí located the pony, and subsequent enquiries established that it had been purchased at a recent horse fair before being transported to and kept in the public green area of a housing estate.

The pony was not microchipped, as required by law, and was subsequently seized under the Control of Horses Act 1996 (as amended).

The pony is now in care of the vets and being well looked after.

An Garda Síochána reminds all animal owners that they have a legal responsibility to ensure their animals are properly identified, kept under control, and that their welfare is safeguarded at all times.

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