THE late Yvonne McClintock was born just five months before the start of World War II to Jimmy and Beattie (Wise) McClintock of Rochestown Stud near Cahir, Co Tipperary, the eldest of three siblings. The family was a hunting family with deep roots in the equine industry and Yvonne hunted with the Tipperary from a very early age.

She was always available to lend a hand during the Mastership of Evan Williams but really came into her own when Michael Higgens took the Mastership in 1973. She and Michael formed a partnership which lasted for more than 40 years until his death in 2019. Together, they combined to produce a golden age in Tipperary hunting.