HSI are delighted to engage with the Irish Equine Centre (IEC) to hosting a practical workshop on their environmental hygeine testing programme. The half day workshop will take place at the RACE training academy (R51 YF51), on the 17th of April starting at 10am until 2pm.

In order to attend, breeders will be required to pay a fee of €20, where following the event, attendees will be able to avail of fully funded testing from the IEC worth approx. €630.

The workshop will include the following:

• A short classroom discussion round the tests completed and why they are an imporant aspect of managing your breeding programme.
• A practical demonstration and walkthrough of how the testing is done
• Support on how to interpret testing results and the report
• Discussion of practical ways to implement report recommendations.
• Applications close on 16th of April 2026.

Those who do not attend the event but do wish to avail of the Environmental testing scheme will have their test partially funded at 50%. Where attendees sign up and decide not to attend, refunds can be offered less the €5 admin fee.

To complete this application, you will first need to verify your email address. A verification code will be sent to your email. Please input this code when prompted and proceed.