Most of Ireland’s grass goes to her sheep and cattle — but in County Kildare another animal dominates this green backdrop — the horse. The ancient grasslands of the Curragh are renowned for their high quality grazing. The underlying limestone’s good for bone formation and the grass is especially sweet. In the 12th century, monks of the Knights of Malta bred war-horses in the Curragh. Today it’s home to a multi-million dollar bloodstock industry. Some of the finest horses in the world are bred, trained, and raced on the Curragh.
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