Ten-year-old Sinéad Slattery from Claremorris is one of Ireland's most promising young horsewomen.
Sinéad Slattery from Claremorris in County has already proven her skills and talent at show rings throughout the country. She has the trophies and rosettes to prove it.
Sinéad is the youngest person in Ireland to be professionally sponsored.
Reaching this level of success is no easy feat. Sinéad Slattery puts in hours of practice, training the horses for jumps and preparing them for the ring. She demonstrates her technique and ability to control a pony with some moves and jumps. She spends at least four hours every day schooling the ponies.
It looks very easy to us but it's very hard to do.
Sinéad Slattery breaks all her own ponies meaning that they are safe to ride. She also gets her hands dirty doing the hard work of mucking out the stables and grooming the ponies. At some shows, Sinéad can be riding up to eight different ponies proving just how talented she is.
This episode of 'Youngline' was broadcast on 16 November 1981. The reporter is Deborah Spillane.
