BY the early 1980s, renowned agent Clare Ryan had built a growing reputation for sourcing Irish-bred horses, often those rare horses of a lifetime, for clients around the world.

“Capt. Tom and Elsie Morgan entered into my life, as I showed and evented some of their horses, including Night Fox (Carnival Night), Foxes Frolic (Quisling), Dancing Fox (Maculata), Star Fox (I’m A Star) and Dawn Fox (Quisling). The latter won numerous county show championships before going to the States,” Clare said.