ON Tuesday at The K Club, the Irish Horse World hosted our 53rd annual awards which welcomed 90 people from youth stars of the sport, right up to senior medal winners and industry stakeholders.

It is always an honour to be able to bring so many parts of the industry together in one room - from athletes, parents, breeders and owners - to mark and celebrate the achievements of the year and this year’s pre-Christmas date made for a festive affair. A big shoutout to our event partners Gain Equine Nutrition who gave away a tonne of feed to one lucky person in the room – it was the perfect ice-breaker before lunch. Well done Nancy Lyons-Teehan – the youngest award winner on the day – who stuck out the longest in an entertaining game of heads or tails!