FOR many years, we’ve been breeding sport horses in Kilmeedy, Co Limerick. It all started with my late mother Margaret and sister Joanne, who bought a grey filly Elm Tree (Pimpernels Tune (TB) - Heather Lady (RID)), in 1990. Her first foal was a Golden Bash filly in 1993, followed by two more fillies by Mister Lord and Nordic Brave.

We kept the three fillies and the majority of our breeding lines today go back to these foundation mares, something that means a lot to us as a family. We had great times in the ‘90s, showing mares, foals and young horses at many agricultural shows. The shows introduced us to a variety of other breeders in the horse world’s showing circles. I’ve fond memories of the many trips to Denis and Margaret Vaughan in Clongeel Stud and to Bill and Anna Kennedy in Tralee.