Dublin Horse Show starts off with a bang

The annual Dublin Horse Show started in unconventional style yesterday with a bang and a bicycle.

The 140th staging of the country’s largest horse show got off to an explosive and unexpected start when Ireland’s chef d’equipe, Robert Splaine, hit the headlines when a mini-bar in his room at the Burlington Hotel blew up.

The Irish equestrian boss might have been expecting an early morning call to check on his horses, but not of this variety.