A chance meeting with Rory Mahon @ Naas Racecourse last week brought me back to a previous conversation, in the same spot 40 years ago to...

Back in 2002-3, my 18 month business relationship with Team Shuman/Gill secured 3 USA Racing titles & $11,000,000 in purses.

Serendipity had a definite role to play in the acquisition of the talented HARDBOY (IRE). 50 years on, our journey together is well remember

Aristotle famously said that “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work”. My passion for equine nutrition was sparked at an early age.

Thinking ahead of the 2022 breeding season? Be aware of the value of providing NATURAL supplemental omegas for breeding stock.

Can additional mineral supplements have any beneficial effect based on science? Is their addition reflected in the Form Book results ....

The progeny of the thoroughbred mare, CAT BY THE TALE (USA) have amassed over 2 million Australian Dollars in the sales ring. Learn more ...

The recent 'find' of an old racing jacket prompted some reflection on the value of keeping up to date with new scientific findings.

Trainer ‘strike rate’ in thoroughbred racing is a key metric to follow. Optimal nutrition makes an immense difference in the final furlong.

'Royal' equine connections to the Royal County of Meath. The influence of The Tetrarch & Dick McCormick captured in the Meath Chronicle.

For Belmont Equine Products founder Dr. Richard McCormick, understanding high performance equines has been a life long passion.

The age old remedy of adding flaxseed to the equine diet (to provide balanced omegas) is powerful in the management of 'sweet itch'.

The immune system requires essential fatty acids, vitamins & minerals to maintain its high level of complex cellular activities.

Today’s thoroughbred does not ‘show up’ like his peers of 1960. What are we doing differently that is affecting performance?

A common misconception is that feeding oats as the primary energy source to show jumpers will cause them to be 'hyper' & less amenable.

According to research from Colorado State University and Texas A&M, dietary lipids play a beneficial role in stallion fertility,...

Dr. Richard McCormick invites Ken Coogan to meet the Midshipman filly he recently imported from the USA

A mixed treble: Three different horses, three unique approaches required & each ridden to three impressive wins by Owen Weldon

1980 saw the problem of contaminated equine foodstuffs highlighted, It was also the year of my own experience with pre-mixed feed exposure.

Are today’s researchers looking in the wrong place? Is it the horse’s skeletal system that is the issue and not the track surfaces?