One epic week! Three cousins pick up HOYS tickets – and their dads didn’t do badly either

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Three young cousins were part of an epic week for the Breen team as they all qualified for Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at the same show.

Darcy, 15-year-old daughter of Shane and Chloe Breen, won the 148cm open class and the pony showjumper of the year qualifier with One Sahara at South View’s summer pony premier show (30 May-1 June), and her brother Dougie, 12, won the 128cm open and came second in the HOYS qualifier with Lambay Off Broadway. Not to be outdone, 13-year-old Mia Breen, daughter of Trevor and Caroline, picked up her ticket to the 138cm championship with Another Milton.

“Chloe and I normally do all the kids together at the shows but this time I went up by myself – it made leaving at 3am and a 400-mile round trip worth it!” Caroline said. “We’re very close as a family and normally we work as a team; one of us drives the truck and one of us picks kids up from school. Trevor was in St Gallen and Shane was in Hamburg and everyone was so happy on the group chat when they qualified.”

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Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.

One epic week! Three cousins pick up HOYS tickets – and their dads didn’t do badly either

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