Emma Golding – a driving ambition
After spending my teenage years working in riding schools and livery yards in exchange for rides, I started an equine studies course in Enniskillen after my Leaving Cert. On 30th October 2000, 10 weeks after my eighteenth birthday, I suffered fractures to...
Meet Ali Murray
Ali Murray is 27 years old, desperately trying to balance talking about, thinking about, and buying things for her horse with other necessary activities like working, and trying to answer the age old question of why there is hay in everything she owns. Mo...
Meet Aislinn McKenna
Based in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, Aislinn McKenna is a personal trainer and fitness instructor. The proud owner of 2 show jumpers, Aislinn has ridden all her life and currently competes successfully as an Amateur with the SJI. She is also heads up a Busin...
Meet Camilla Speirs
At just 25 years of age, Camilla Speirs has already achieved more than many professional event riders achieve in their entire careers. The result of 25 years of talent and hard work, Camilla’s incredible list of achievements to date includes 6 European ...
Meet Nikki Walshe
Nikki Walshe MVB is a resident vet at Greenmount Equine Hospital, Limerick. After qualifying from University College Dublin with first class honours degree in Veterinary Medicine, Nikki headed down under to begin her career in Australia. Her fir...
Meet Kate Dwyer
Kate Dwyer is an Irish International Dressage rider with a massive future. Having been selected as a Young Rider to compet for Ireland at the 2003 European Championships in Saumur, in 2004 she once again represented Ireland in Aarhus, Denmark on her Iri...
Meet Catherine McCourt
Catherine McCourt MVB MRCVS qualified from UCD as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1986. Since then she has combined mixed practice with running Killadoran Stud in Delvin, Co. Westmeath with her partner Liam Buckley. The stud specializes in foaling mares, correcti...
Meet Joseph Murphy
Born in the middle of Ireland in the town of Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Joseph and his identical twin brother – Ciaran – were given boots as one of their first presents…football boots!!! The Murphy clan hail from a strong GAA football backgrou...
Meet Christa Dillon
Christa Dillon is a 34 year old sports horse producer based in the midlands of Ireland. Mother of one small, but spectacular boy called Charlie, Christa together with her husband Niall farms a suckler herd of cattle in the Irish Midlands. They also run a ...
Meet Liam Buckley
Liam Buckley (who tells us he is ‘aged’) is a certified BHSAI and HSI level 2 coach. An extremely knowledgeable individual (and we understand on more topics than just horses and showjumping!), Liam has more the 30 years in the horse business. Joint ow...
