WHILE speaking to the owner of Imperial Sky, Cathy Byrne, for the purpose of this article, I was struck by one thing; how refreshing it was to speak to someone for whom the main purpose of horse ownership is the sheer enjoyment of it.

So how did this London-born lady become the owner of an Irish four-star eventer who won Ballindenisk recently, and is on the long-list for the 2020 Olympics?