Today I went to Kildare and visited the Irish National Stud and the Japanese Gardens (which is on the same site). This gallery's photos are primarily about the stud. Another gallery will follow in due course with pictures from the Japanese Gardens.
Our tour of the stud started with an information session at the stallions' boxes. This is a link to the horses who at this stage were not in their boxes. Each one of them was enjoying the privacy of his own paddock during our visit. http://www.irish-national-stud.ie/stud/stallions/