NESTLED in the Craigantlet Hills in Co Down and overlooking Belfast Lough is Woodview Farm, home to Stephen and Yvonne Pearson, their children Lewis and Emily, a small pedigree herd of Herefords, a few hundred sheep, two Oxford Sandy pigs, 12 horses and five dogs.

“I grew up in a small rural farming community in Smithborough, Co Monaghan and have ridden since about the age of six. Castle Leslie and Farnham Estates, on our doorstep, provided the perfect backdrop for many happy days pony clubbing and hunting,” Yvonne told The Irish Field.