SHOW jumping is in Michael Duffy’s blood. He was born into one of the most influential show jumping families in the west of Ireland and is continuing to carry the family name to new heights in the sport.

In February, the 22-year-old made his five-star Nations Cup debut in the United Arab Emirates, returning with a clean sheet in the second round, but the story begins long before that, in Turloughmore, Co Galway. Michael’s father Paul, and his grandfather Paul Snr before him, paved the way for him in the sport.