AFTER I developed a real passion for breaking and pre-training young horses during a seven-year stint in Japan, I am now back doing what I love best in a similar role at Gilltown Stud.

Growing up in Galway I was introduced to horses at a young age, where I rode pony racing and hunted with the Blazers. I made some lifelong friends on the pony circuit; lads like Muredach Kelly, Declan Murphy and John Egan.