Glorious sunshine gives show a giddy-up

LIFE is Simple read the slogan on a T-shirt worn by a young woman at Dublin Horse Show yesterday — just, eat, sleep and ride horses.

It summed up the opening day of the 130th show, which costs €2 million to stage, has 1,500 horses and ponies chasing a €500,000 prizefund with 52 trophies and nearly 300 trade exhibitors.

The glorious sunshine is expected to boost attendances to over 100,000 during the five-day event, with Samsung and Fáilte Ireland as main sponsors.