Fillies, foals and fun as capital gets back in the saddle

THREE thousand bales of hay and 4,000 bales of straw are not normally in big demand in the classy surrounds of Dublin 4.

But that’s the case for the rest of this week as the Fáilte Ireland Horse Show takes place at the RDS in Ballsbridge.

More than 1,350 horse and pony entries have been received for the five-day show, which starts today.