In the equestrian world, Iona will be best remembered supporting her daughter Jenny (Doran) in eventing and dressage from ponies, through juniors, young riders and into the senior ranks. She always helped where she could – fence judging, writing, scoring. She was a committee member of North Leinster Dressage for many years, helping to run shows, and was also involved closely with North Leinster Eventing.

In recent times, she was unable to attend events as she was too busy with work commitments. Dr Pratt had a career in science which spanned half a century, following her graduation from Trinity College Dublin in 1963 with an honours degree in science, majoring in chemistry. She spent much of her working life with the country’s Health and Safety Authority.