“AN ounce of breeding is better than a tonne of feeding” this is an old saying but one that is still very relevant here at Ballypatrick Stables today. Ever since I was young I have always loved horses. All my family were involved, be it show jumping or hunting but my heart was always with breeding. For me there is no better feeling then breeding young horses and seeing them being produced in Ballypatrick with my brother Greg Broderick.

Many of our top mares who were performing at a high level in the sport of show jumping, were being sold. I knew the only way to keep these pedigrees in Ireland was to look at different breeding methods, in order to be able to take foals before they were sold overseas.