IPS judge Shauna Finneran was back judging in West Cork last Saturday at Barryroe. “A lovely show, such a nice welcome and just happy kids in the pony classes,” said the dressage rider and instructor, who, since her “The Galway Girl’ feature in The Irish Field in 2014 has returned to Claregalway to set up her own yard.

Happiest of all was Jane Kingston, who like thousands of others last Saturday morning, was parked online trying to secure Ed Sheeran tickets before leaving for one of her local shows. Fortunately, Jane lives in nearby Timoleague so with tickets bought by 9.50am, was still in time for the show where she won the show hunter championship with her mother Lucy’s Lahaknock Shadow.