POSITIVITY, goodwill and pride was bustling from the room at the 50th annual Irish Horse World awards at The K Club in Straffen, Co Kildare, on Tuesday afternoon, where the stars of the past 12 months were honoured for their achievements.

The importance of the awards to the industry and the multiple winners throughout the years was highlighted more than ever on their 50th anniversary by MC extraordinaire Brendan McArdle and a special presentation was made to the five previous editors of Irish Horse World, as well as current editor, Isabel Hurley.