IN a nice gesture from the Shine family of Western Road Stud, the stud fee from five coverings from WRS Sunshine will go to a charity of the mare owners’ choice.

Cathal Shine said: “From the start of July, the stud fee from the first five Class 1 RID mares covered by WRS Sunshine will be donated to a charity of the mare owner’s choice. The stud fee is €300.”

WRS Sunshine stands with Donal and Cathal at their yard in Meelin, Co Cork.

The grey IDC1 six-year-old stallion (by WRS Sun Rich (IDC2) out of Clonalassan Nacy (ID) was the subject of an unfortunate laboratory error when initially returned with a positive carrier result for the Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome.

However, the laboratory recognised the error and the stallion was reissued with Non-Carrier Status for WFFS. Unfortunately, this year’s Stallion Book also has a horse down as a carrier as it was printed before the correct lab result was confirmed.