PICTURE DESK: A round-up of some of the week's best pictures 12 May 2017 Premium

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12 May 2017

Irish Field Contributor on 12 May 2017

PICTURE DESK: A round-up of some of the week's best pictures

This season's foals are getting their first taste of the good weather; pony riders galore flocked to Cavan's RDS qualifier and the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2017

Irish Field Contributor

12 May 2017

Wexford veterinary surgeon Rosalinda Devereux sent us this picture of her fine Cavalier Land colt, born on St Patrick's Day out of Joyful Moment (TB) by Gothland (Callernish). The mare's fourth produce, Cavalier Land is by Cavalier Royale out of an Imperious mare and is the sire of Cooley Lands, highest placed Irish-bred at Le Lion d'Angers 2015 and Camphire two-star winner (2015). The mare point-to-pointed before being retrained for eventing. Her sire Gothland (FR) sired many National Hunt winn

Clonmellon breeder Heather Dean-Wright sent us this photo of her lovely filly foal born in April, by new sire Ice Man out of Ard Caramel by Ard Ohio. An Ard Golden Crisp foal is in the background at Heather's Co Westmeath stud farm (Photo: Heather Dean-Wright)

Kate Derwin on Master Stevie G, first to qualify in the 148A RDS qualifier.at Cavan (Photo: Laurence Dunne/Jumpinaction.net)

Ryan Sweetnam on Perseus Spartacus, first to qualify in the 148 six and seven-year-old RDS qualifier at Cavan (Photo: Philip Ledingham Jumpinaction.net)

Kate Naughton, winner of the EI 90 final, presented with her rosette and prize by Damien McGuire, at the Combined Training League, Ballinasloe showgrounds (Photo: Gerry Stronge Photography)

Joseph Murphy and Sportsfield Othello finished 13th overall at Badminton where they were also best placed of the Irish riders (Photo: Helen Revington)

Austin O'Connor and Kilpatrick Knight (ISH)(TIH) finished 26th at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2017 (Photo: Helen Revington)

Dancing a jig at Badminton was New Zealand's Andrew Nicholson (55) who won with Nereo after 33 years competing at the world famous event (Photo: Nigel Goddard)

This season’s foals are getting their first taste of the good weather this week while photographers Laurence Dunne, Helen Revington and Nigel Goddard bring you all the action from the RDS pony qualifiers at Cavan and the 2017 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials in this week’s photo round-up.