Rider RoseMarie Ahern O’Gorman from Bandon, West Cork on Bouncer, with owner Nicola Chambers from Kinsale, at the RDS Horse Show. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.The Dublin Horse Show, in its 149th year, may be an institution. But it also remains a place where people who make a living from horses, down through family generations from across the country and the world, come to catch up and do business.
“It’s tradition for people in the industry to meet here, you plan all year to catch up and do business at the show. You find out so much of what is happening, who’s doing well and what’s changing in the horse business at the RDS,” she said.Restaurant closures: ‘If it’s going to hit Dylan McGrath, it’s going to affect many businesses. The model is broken’MrBeast, one of YouTube’s richest stars, may have shown his true colours.
“I can honestly say that I have more friends here in Ireland due to the show and the industry than I do in the US.” “It’s a tough competition this year as they all are very good. The winner won’t be announced until Saturday so it will be very interesting to see who wins the title this year,” said Ms Hatton.
Even the weather behaved itself for the biggest day of the show, with warm, sunny spells as the thrills and spills of the five-day event captured the imagination of all age ranges.