ALONGSIDE a busy career in marketing, Kildare’s Alyssa O’Neill has managed to produce and compete several successful event horses.

“I’ve been riding since I was about three years old,” Alyssa told The Irish Field. “I have two older sisters, Aimee and Abby, that from an early age were pony mad. Ponies were always a part of my life. My mum, Helen, and dad, Richard, are both from Dublin. Mum learned to ride in a riding school and competed in riding club.