IT was always going to be a difficult first show without the quiet authority that was Ruth Rogers but her committee, headed by chair Reggie Mitchell and secretary Irene O’Sullivan, did the late photojournalist proud at the Midlands Connemara Pony Breeders Show last Sunday.

Bumper entries on a perfect summers day and a ringside gallery gathered at Mullingar Equestrian Centre, all added to the atmosphere of “Ruth’s Show”.