THE Dublin Horse Show is the pinnacle of equestrian events for show jumpers, young eventers, pony owners, breeders and show horse producers in Ireland, and the dream of winning a coveted Horse Show red rosette, or indeed any colour of rosette.

Even people who have never sat on a horse recall how they were taken to the Show as a child and have been coming ever since. Many column inches have been written by journalists and much film footage has been taken by photographers of the events and personalities that graced the Show since its inception in 1864. One man in particular that has made an enormous contribution in his features on the show is Stanislaus Lynch from Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan who sadly passed away in 1983 but he has left a huge body of work in his writings and also the only one I know that has paid tribute to the Show in verse.