IN a couple of weeks’ time, there will be a host of young girls wandering around the RDS with pictures of ponies on their T-shirts, soaking up the atmosphere and staring, in awe, at the winners as they receive their rosettes, dreaming of a day when it could be them.

Two such girls that have made this dream a reality are Chloe and Sophie Marks. With no family background in equestrianism and with ponies and horses they found on Done Deal, the duo have been very patient and have realised their dream of competing at the Dublin Horse Show.