THE feeding and general welfare of racehorses has become an ever more important factor in their training programme in recent years. Myself and the team at Pollardstown Horse Feeds play a central role in this field and since setting up the business over three years ago, we have grown to become one of the leading suppliers in the Kildare area.

I spent the first 13 years of my life in County Mayo, before moving to Kildare when my dad took over a farm in 1957. Despite the land being right on the edge of the Curragh, we had no involvement with horses - instead running a dairy herd, as well as a small sand and gravel business.