IT’S hard to believe at times that Cathal Daniels is only 22. From Tynagh Pony Club right up to winning a team silver medal at the World Equestrian Games last year, it has been a self-made career, already packed with highlights, for this talented young Galway rider.

The youngest in the field when he made his Badminton Horse Trials debut in 2017 and again at Tryon last year – where he celebrated his most recent birthday – Daniels has come a long way. Although in the seven short years, since his first The Irish Field feature after a double gold medal victory at the 2012 FEI European pony championships, the Tynagh prodigy still remains the same hard-working, unassuming youngster.