GERMAN child care worker Lea Harms has returned home following another lengthy holiday in Ireland which this year saw her realise a dream.

“I have ridden and competed horses all my life, from a very early age on, both in dressage and show jumping,” related the 25-year-old. “When I was a little girl, by parents took me to the Dublin Horse Show every year. Ever since then, it has been a dream to compete in Dublin as it is so very different from all the shows in Germany where I am from.