Susan Finnerty takes a look back at some of her favourite pictures from the 2023 showing season

Start Them Young: Harry Doyle with Derrada Mist at the IDHS national show in Ballinasloe \ Susan Finnerty

Sky's The Limit: Jessica Murphy with Ann Lambert's Sky, the supreme champion at the Traditional Irish Horse Assoc performance championships at Mullingar EC \ Susan Finnerty

Clifden Dream: Patrick Curran's Glencarrig Douvan and Grace Maxwell Murphy on their lap of honour after winning the ridden stallion class \ Susan Finnerty

"For you" Annabelle and Lili Mae Flanagan present the Flanagan & Co Cup to Bryan O'Halloran after Cabra Jane won the Connemara supreme championship at Athlone Show \ Susan Finnerty

Happy Days: Emma Donnellan with Miss Suileen Bouncer, bred by her father Marcus, supreme champion at Moate and Mare of the Future champion at the IDHS national show \ Susan Finnerty

30-plus Years In The Waiting: The Irish Field former editor Leo Powell with Richard Drohan and his daughter Lucy with their Breeders' Championship eventing section champions: Golden Moments, bred by Mosie White and her News Anchor foal \ Susan Finnerty

Birthday Wishes: Former ISA all-rounder Michael Hughes and Clarecastle Show chairman Michael Slattery cut the surprise birthday cake presented to Hughes at Clarecastle \ Susan Finnerty

Model Gift: New Jersey-based vet Brendan Furlong presents Bannow & Rathangan Show president Walter Kent with a copy of Benjamin Hardaway's 'Never Outfoxed' at the show in July \ Susan Finnerty

Bench Mark: Anthony Gordon and Michael O'Grady watching the young horse classes at Ballina Show \ Susan Finnerty

When it sinks in you’ve won at Dublin: Niamh O’Carroll wins the Sportsman middle/heavyweight division with Leaca Re Valentino \ Susan Finnerty

Two Generations: Patrick Downes presents the Paddy Downes Cup to Tiernan Gill after his Flogas Penelope, the future Dublin young horse champion, after she won the three-year-old championship at West Clare Show \ Susan Finnerty

Beribboned: Sean Ó'Conaire's Ballywilliam Melody won the Charleville in-hand Connemara championship six years after his dam Cashel Bobby won the supreme championship at the north Cork show \ Susan Finnerty

This is how we do it: Lili Stapleton and her six-month-old daughter Gigi Furnell on the Charleville working hunter course walk\ Susan Finnerty

We won! Gwen Scott reacts when Debbie Harrold's Endeavour R won the Balmoral supreme hunter championship \ Susan Finnerty

Great Care/Great Clare: What do you do after working the red-eye flight? Aer Lingus cabin crew member Geraldine Lynch sells catalogues at Newmarket-on-Fergus Show in May \ Susan Finnerty