BEING romantics at heart in The Irish Field and Irish Horse World, we love to hear of weddings and engagements around Christmas time and so wish to offer our congratulations and best wishes to Colin Halliday and Orlagh Kelly who announced their engagement last weekend.

Stable-jockey at Lusks Equestrian outside Lisburn, Colin says that the couple hope to get married at the end of next summer. Better known as an event rider, Colin plans to do a lot more show jumping in 2018 while also bringing on young event horses. Those he produced for the 2017 young event horse campaigns have all found new homes.