I’M based in Patrickswell, Co Limerick. Horses have always been a part of my life and as a child I competed ponies and then progressed to horses. My father always had a hunter and later in life both my parents got involved with Show Jumping Ireland (SJI) as judges.

As good quality horses got hard to find, we decided to try and breed what the market was looking for. One of the first mares I used was Marie’s hunter Kilderry Dancer, by Bahrain, who bred successfully to Cavalier Royale. She went on to produce two broodmares for us and one of these, Cavelle, is the dam of Check Your Pockets.