AN enthusiastic crowd of breeders applauded as 15 of the best Irish Sport Horse and Irish Draught breeders in Ireland were honoured at the Horse Sport Ireland Breeders Awards in the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co Tipperary on Wednesday night.

Among the recipients of the 2014 Breeders Awards were Paula Cullen and Bryan Maguire, breeders of the Irish Sport Horses Paulank Brockagh (ISH) and Bay My Hero (ISH), winners of tough CCI**** at Badminton Horse Trials and Rolex, Kentucky respectively this year.