CONGRATULATIONS to Avril Copithorne from Fort Arthur, Kinsale, Co Cork, the lucky winner of a copy ‘Stories in Pictures, Our Great Irish Sporting Tradition’, a new 48-page photo book celebrating hunting in Ireland. Produced by Irish company The Artworks Collection for photographer Siobhán English, it features images from many of the top packs across Ireland, including the Ward Union Staghounds, Duhallow Foxhounds, Scarteen Black & Tans, Killultagh Hunt, Co Cork Minkhounds, Galway Blazers, and Mr Kerr’s Beagles.

WESTWINDS Mackenzie, winner of the four-year-old young event horse class at Dublin Horse Show and winner of the Stepping Stones to Success league, has been confirmed by Brightwells as one of the entries for its Blenheim Elite Eventers sale in the coming weeks. The mount of Sarah Ennis, Westwinds Mackenzie is bred and owned by Alice Kehoe in Co Wexford and is by Ricardo Z out of Westwinds Clover. He is a half-brother to Westwinds Hercules, winner of the CIC** class at Camphire. Westwinds Mackenzie’s half-brother Westwinds Jack Of Hearts is also entered in the sale at Blenheim International Horse Trials on Friday, September 12th. The seven-year-old bay, also bred and owned by Alice Keogh, is by Touchdown and won the CNC** at Lisgarvan House under Nicola Ennis last year.