[23] In 2010, the Irish Horse Welfare Trust gained further note when it launched a Twitter account for retired racehorse, Moscow Flyer.

The purpose of the initiative, as described in Horse & Hound, was to "keep followers updated with his life at the farm and is hoping to be a hit around the world — given the special cause he represents and, of course, his celebrity status.

A grant application from that year stated that "a board decision was made to humanely euthanise any equines with long term injuries or illnesses due to the inability to meet the costs of their care."

In 2015, the IHWT stated that their euthanisation policy was consistent with that employed by various British charities, and they found it "extremely difficult" to identify new homes for horses with chronic health issues.

[27] To provide a novel kind of rehabilitation to the residents of the nursing home in Co. Wicklow, the Irish Horse Welfare Trust partnered with the facility in 2019.

[28][29] A newly constructed equestrian complex was formally inaugurated in 2022 at Castlerea Prison in County Roscommon by Justice Minister Helen McEntee.

[31] The Irish Farmers’ Journal noted in 2024 that the project involving the IHWT was instigated by the late bloodstock agent and philanthropist, Jonathan Irwin.

[34] In a response to a question submitted by Sinn Féin TD, Eoin O'Bróin, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue revealed that the IHWT received €136,900 from his Department in 2022.

Concerning horses used in drug trials, the trust lodged a complaint with the European Commission in 1999 alleging violations of animal welfare legislation.

[38] In 2003, as operators of the State's only racehorse rehabilitation programme, it claimed that the decision to end the initiative was attributed to inadequate support from the racing sector.

The IHWT expressed its inability to administer the initiative, which aimed to retrain a minimum of seven retired racehorses this year, due to the "disappointing" annual contribution of €10,000 pledged by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), the regulating body of the sport.

The money distribution was the result of eight months of negotiations between the two associations, reflecting an increasing acknowledgement within the industry of the issue of abandoned thoroughbred horses.

According to welfare authorities, some people experience a continuous decline characterised by mistreatment and disregard, which might ultimately lead to their transportation for slaughter under dire conditions.

Two further fillies bred for racing, discovered neglected in a malnourished and unhealthy state in the central region of the country, would be retained by the organisation, as it intended to persist in its initiatives.

According to a statement, this was achieved by providing financial support for racecourse veterinary services and the Irish Equine Centre, which conducts laboratory research.

The IHWT was supported at its campaign launch by then Green Party MEP, Patricia McKenna, as well as former Irish international soccer player and Manchester City forward, Niall Quinn.

[40][41] In 2008, it was determined that over 500 horses that failed to meet the minimum requirements would be prohibited from participating in Irish racing and instead be retrained for therapeutic purposes.

The little horse's image gained widespread attention when its mother was cruelly beaten to death by a gang of men the previous week, which shocked and outraged the public.

[49][50] According to an Oireachtas committee meeting from 2015, Fingal County Council engaged the IHWT following worldwide negative publicity regarding an article carried on the front page of the New York Times, which showed a photograph of a neglected horse at Dunsink.

[52] In 2021, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) used written submissions and evidence from An Garda Síochána and the IHWT during its investigation of a controversial photo depicting racehorse trainer, Gordon Elliot, sitting on a dead horse.

According to RTÉ News, the jocular disposition and gesticulations of Elliott, in addition to the content of the image, caused significant public horror and outrage.

The Irish Times had obtained communications from September 2018, which allegedly revealed that Jane Myerscough, the former chair of the charity's board, suggested a complete redesign that focused the foundation's emphasis solely on thoroughbred horses.

The proposal was devised in collaboration with Vulcan Consulting, an enterprise founded by former TD, Lucinda Creighton (the cost of which was mostly borne by Horse Racing Ireland).

Catherine O'Brien, a native of Buttevant, was found guilty of violating animal care laws regarding the horses in June 2021, in her absence.