CROSSGAR owner Diane Harron-Eakin recently purchased the Irish Sport Horse mare EMS Florence and her judgement was vindicated at Ravensdale Lodge on Thursday when the grey won the five-year-old class at the second of the season’s Young Event-Horse Series qualifiers.

“When I first spotted Florence at one of the Balmoral young event horse qualifiers at The Meadows, I never even realised she was a mare!” said Harron Eakin. “I just thought to myself that there was a horse so beautifully uphill with lovely soft movement. Then, when I looked closer and saw she was a mare, I fell in love with her!