NICKY Galligan’s victory in the $250,000 four-star FEI Grand Prix in California last Saturday is not just another Irish win.

Galligan’s story is different; it is one of patience and determination. Unlike most riders competing at the highest level of show jumping, Galligan competes on just one horse, and he owns her himself. He has had the incredible chesnut Irish Sport Horse mare Javas Miss Jordan since she was four, producing her slowly to finally arrive at where he knows she belongs.