RECENTLY-crowned double European junior jumping gold medallist Emily Moloney was only three when she competed in her first lead rein class at a local show not far from Warrington Top Flight Equestrian Centre outside Kilkenny City. “It was at the Dunamaggin Gymkhana and she told her grandmother Ann (Moloney) it was the last time she’d be doing it because there were no jumps,” smiled her proud mother, Miriam.

Ever since then Emily has always wanted to be a show jumper. It’s in her blood – her family are steeped in the sport – and her record to date speaks for itself, with three European medals and a host of national and international wins and top three placings already in the bag at just 17 years old.