Tell us about your background in the industry.

I started my first and only job with Jim Bolger in 2002, when I was 14, just finishing second year in St Kieran’s College in Kilkenny. I had a pony at home with my father, but I was barely able to ride and knew nothing about thoroughbreds. We have a farm at home, so I wanted to work outdoors and have a few pounds for the summer.