CLARE Manning of Boherguy Stud had great success at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale this week, having consigned two of the top three lots. She shared some of her top tips for preparing foals for the sales at last week’s ITBA foal sales preparation webinar.

In order to have her foals well-behaved and showing to their full potential, Manning starts prep four to five weeks before the sales, although she says the prep really starts from the day the foal is born, being handled from day one is a huge advantage when it comes to sales prep.