Ambition
Amy Finn has big plans for the future, reports
chased using the proceeds from her communion money. “I always believe I have a good enough eye and found this one in Goresbridge. I was only 10 at the time and the pony was just four — I thought I was going to be Monty Roberts and wanted to bring him on myself.”
This pony led Amy into the world of eventing, a sport which she also enjoyed with such Connemara ponies as Ashfield Coronal. Bred in Wicklow, this gelding took her all the way to the Dublin Horse Show before being sold on.
“The programme gives you ideas with regards to breeding and I particularly love the Connemara pony. I have already bought a few youngsters at Clifden and produced them for sale. I have a mare shortly due to foal to the stallion Too Much Melody and have a lovely yearling as well so I hope to produce him to sell too.”
In addition to the Breeders Programme, Amy says that Kildalton also gave her an excellent grounding for the future. “It was hard work but I loved the fact we got to ride so much and it was such a practical course.”
Such was her dedication, she finished both years with distinctions and graduated last autumn as Student of the Year.
Amy will soon start working in a local yard which specialises in producing young horses, and she said this will further add to her experience before she takes some time out for travelling.
“I would love to go to America or somewhere similar and learn more about the business there,” she said.
“I love asking questions and I suppose it’s the only way you will learn.”
For now though, Amy is busy helping out on the family farm, where lambing season is in full swing.
“We have 120 ewes here to lamb. My father, Austin, works fulltime for Macra overseeing the Land Mobility Service so I am doing most of the night shifts at the moment. It’s extremely busy here, but when that is over, I will get back to the horses,” she concluded.
I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO AMERICA OR SOMEWHERE SIMILAR AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS THERE