‘For want of a shoe, the horse was lost’

Well, there was no such fear of that happening at the Laois Hunt from Clogh, Co Kilkenny, with experienced farrier Colum Gainey luckily on hand on to replace two lost shoes on two separate mounts on the day. Shoeing horses in the field is not easy but Colum, well known for his years of experience in the art of farriery, made light work of it. He dismounted from his own horse and got the jobs done in double quick time, pictured by Catherine Power. Take a bow, Colum!