MANY congratulations to Galway man Enda Carroll on his engagement to show jumper Stefanie van den Brink last weekend. Carroll, who is behind one of Europe’s most successful show jumping competition and dealing yards, Ashford Farm, proposed to van den Brink by the lake at Ashford Farm on Saturday and she happily said yes!

Van den Brink, who turns 26 this month, hails from The Netherlands, where her big equestrian family run Brink Stables. She joined Ashford Farm in January 2016 and has enjoyed top results and wins under the Ashford Farm banner with horses such as Unex Omega Star and Baronescha.