BEHIND every great woman there’s a great man. In the case of Ireland’s top event rider Sarah Ennis, the man in the background is her husband, Niki Potterton.

The owner of many of Sarah’s top horses, both past and present, Niki took some time out this week to talk about how he got involved in horses and what life is like living and working at Stellor Sport Horses in Dunboyne, Co Meath.