AMONG the many Irish spectators at last week’s Badminton Horse Trials were Co Meath farrier Anthony Lynch and his wife, Caroline, who produces young horses on the eventing, performance and dressage circuits.

The couple spent the few days in the company of Trim native Linda Woodward (nee Perle) and her husband Chris, who live in Suffolk and travelled to the event with their dog Murphy. Caroline, who takes up the story, and Linda once worked for the late Frances Cash.