ONE might have taken vendor Keith Watson’s glowing catalogue description of Boydo with a pinch of salt but, if you’d looked at any video footage of the five-year-old, you can see why Lot 86 made the top price of €15,200 at Tuesday’s performance horse and pony sale in Cavan. He is exactly what it says on the tin.

The black gelding, who is listed on the Irish Horse Register but with no recorded breeding, is said to be an Irish Draught/cob cross. In the videos, he could be seen under young riders of various ages being jumped, ridden in a field of loose horses and on quite a busy road. He was also being held by a very young child while being washed down.