EVERYONE is looking for a diamond in the rough to turn into something good; and that’s essentially what we do,” explains Joyce Veld of Silver Birch Stables in Athlone, Co Westmeath.

Joyce and Miley Dunning have plenty to keep them busy at the moment, having welcomed their first child, Jacob Patrick Dunning, into the world just two weeks ago. Last weekend, the pair celebrated their horse Luxtapose (Lux Z x Cruising) winning his first 1.35m Grand Prix in Barnadown, with Francis Connors in the saddle.