A BEAUTIFUL 2015 calendar featuring the horses of Dunsink has been launched just in time for the new year.
The innovative calendar – produced with the help of Fingal Libraries and Parks, an award winning poet, a young artist and a photographer – was officially launched recently at a ceremony in the Civic Offices, Blanchardstown.
The calendar features photos of horses from Dunsink Horse Club, which is situated at the old landfill site off the M50. The club, complete with temporary stables, is situated at the old landfill site and has plans for a purpose built education facility in the future.
The calendar was put together under a joint project involving local horse owners, Fingal County Council and the Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT).
Writer and poet, Colm Keegan, spent an afternoon a week at the horse club for several weeks helping members to write about their experiences with horses and ponies.
Artist Martha Daly worked with the younger children at the club, creating lots of fun and pieces of art. Those involved called the calendar
‘Because They Read The Wind’ (a line from a Tony Curtis poem about Connemara ponies) as it portrays their love of horses.
Photographer Brian MacCormaic captured the beautiful images depicting the horses and their owners and an exhibition of his work will be opened soon in the Civic Offices.
All proceeds from the sale of the calendars will be donated to the Dunsink Horse Club and the Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT).
Calendars cost
?¬7.50 each and are available from the IHWT and other outlets.