THE Oriel Harriers Branch of the Irish Pony Club may no longer exist, but was recalled to mind late last week when one of its former members, Molly McClean, was presented with the BEVA One To Watch award at the British Equine Veterinary Association’s annual congress in Birmingham.

Molly, who graduated from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland, first did an internship at Donnington Grove Equine but, for the past two years, has been working with Galway native Alan Hough, founder of Celtic Equine Vets in The New Forest. The practice put her name forward for the award and she was then interviewed by a judging panel of committee members, who were unanimous in their decision.