KEVIN Babington was born and reared in Carrick -On- Suir in Co Tipperary – a county renowned for producing great horse people.

During his school days Babington spent much of his free time with Celine Kennedy and owes a lot of his grounding in horses to Kennedy’s early coaching. In 1987, at age 17, Babington left home and went to work and learn from the legendary, Iris Kellet, in Co Kildare.