THERE’s nothing like a good book to beat the boredom blues in this unexpectedly quiet time.

There’s a great range of equestrian books available which can be sent to you by post.

Noel Mullins, hunting correspondent with Irish Horse World, is a prolific author on all things hunting, horse fairs and Dublin Horse Show.

His most recent features, published this week and last in the pages of Irish Horse World, on Lady Molly Cusack-Smith and Lady Hemphill can be found in his books ‘Horse Tails & Hunt Talk’ and ‘The Dublin Horse Show’. Check out www.noelmullins.com.

Power-ful

Meanwhile, Limerick hunting photographer Catherine Power continues to enjoy a great reaction to her inaugural book, ‘Memoirs of a Foxhunting Photographer’, complete with the history of all the hunts featured, penned by her husband Dickie Power, hunting correspondent with Irish Horse World.

Catherine can be contacted at

catherinepowerphotos@eircom.net