WRAPPING up their recent Irish visit at the IDHBA/Midland Connemara Breeders’ stallion parade at Mullingar last Sunday were Christine Sweet and her cousins Anita Banks, also from Alberta and Erna Sweet-Gilmour from Ontario.

There was a special signifiance in their Mullingar visit as it was the last public appearance by Sean Barker’s champion Gortfree Hero and Christine is the agent for the three-time Dublin champion in North America.