A SHORT family break in Clifden last weekend was just the ticket for Cian Greene, allowing the five-year-old to recharge his batteries following some highly competitive action in his first season on the pony showing circuit.

With his mother Jamie as handler, Cian partnered his new mount, the Welsh Section A pony Thistledown Special Delivery (aka Postman Pat) into second place in the Open Mountain & Moorland lead rein class at Wexford Equestrian on Saturday, July 10th when he also finished fourth in the working hunter lead rein on the 14-year-old near white gelding Our Bobs.