On Wednesday, the Clarke family celebrated a 20th anniversary as it was on January 29th, 1994 that they first staged a horse and pony sale at their Cavan Equestrian Centre.

Some 200 lots were catalogued for that National Mixed Performance Sale and a clearance race of 60% was recorded. The centre was already operating as a venue for shows and, as general manager Stuart Clarke explains, staging sales was a natural progression.