HAVING been to the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) on a number of occasions, I can understand the hype that surrounds it. It is quite unlike any show in Ireland.

Held at the NEC in Birmingham, overseas visitors just about need to leave the airport (only by a connecting one minute train) to get to the venue so many choose to travel, and a huge indoor show with showing classes and an atmosphere on that scale is not something we have here.