Moss Trant and Jim Cronin are holding the RDS Perpetual challenge cup for the best pair of working draught horses that they won at the All Ireland National Ploughing championship 2012.
Ploughing match in Abbeydorney, January 2013
Ploughing at Eamonn and Geraldine McDonagh's farm in Co. Mayo, January 2013
Ploughing at John and Olive Forde's in Newmarket in January 2013
Some of Eamon McDonagh's photos from 2012
Horse logging at Miles Frankel's farm prior to the AGM in November 2012
October 2012: Ploughing at "Father Ted's" House in the Burren, Co. Clare
Jim Cronin's two horses at the ploughing match in Rathkeale, October 2012
Lifting potatoes with Sandra Schmid's cobs in West Cork, October 2012
Working horse course run by Jim Cronin and Harrie Bartelink this September 2012 in Co. Clare (photos from course participant Rosemary McCreery)
Horse Fair in Brittany/France in September 2012
Harvest Day in Carrigaholt/Co. Clare in September 2012
July 2012: Hay making day on the Egan farm in Kenagh, Co. Longford
August 2012: Working horse weekend in Co. Mayo
July 2012: Logging demonstration at the INFF Open Day in West Cork
Co. Wexford Vintage Working Day
This is a photo of a previous Vintage Working Day in Co. Wexford. The next event is on 12th August 2012 - see "Events" page for details!
IWHA trip to the British Festival of the Working Horse in Peterborough, England, July 2012
"Official" review of the British Festival of the Working Horse:
Photos taken by IWHA members who attended the festival:
You can read what Seosamh Mag Fhloinn wrote about the visit to the festival on the "News" page.
More work with the pack saddle, June 2012, West Cork
Harry and Mona earthing up potatoes at the Seedsavers, Co. Clare
Some of John Forde's video clips of his work on Knockatullera farm
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