THE traditional Cheval Riding Club pre-Festival show took place last Sunday at the club’s Jordanstown grounds in north Co Dublin where, despite strong representation from members in the North East Region, the Royal Equine showing championship was won by a raider from West Leinster, Caoimhe Doherty.

Widely-known as co-founder and a director of Treo Eile, as manager of Forenaghts Stud and as breeder/producer of young thoroughbred horses with partner Tom Howley, Doherty is passionate about Connemaras and won Sunday’s breed class, sponsored by Carnoon Bay Connemaras, on Rathcoona Robin who went on to stand champion.