AUCTIONEER and valuer John Bannon is a real rarity being an amateur who competes very successfully in young event horse classes and who has made a name for himself as a source of top-class eventers.

“Whether you’re in the business of selling houses or horses, it’s vital to be professional in what you do and to have a good reputation,” says the Meath man whose yard is in Drumree while his office is roughly five kilometres away in Dunshaughlin. “My clients in both spheres have to have trust in what they are buying.”