NICHOLAS O’Hare wrote his first article for The Irish Field in 1976, at the request of the founding editor of the Irish Horse World section, Avril Douglas. It was a piece about the difficulties facing riding school owners, of which, the writer was one.

In fact he operated a livery and riding school in the Rathfarnham and Dundrum area of Dublin for over 30 years, moving his mares and stallions to Isaacstown Stud, Rathmolyon, Co Meath in 1991.