URSULA SCHWEIGER LOVES horses. And she has several of them, mainly Connemaras, Irish Sport Horses, Irish Draughts (some of whom are home-bred), plus cobs, andanumber of these are used to take clients on rides in stunning Co Sligo. In fact, there are too many equines to mention in detail. However,asnapshot of a couple helps to illustrate how diverse and delightful the horses are at Ursula’s Island View Riding Stables, which offers holidays close to the stunning Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s 2,600km coastal route.
Firstly, there is Jacqueline, an 18-year-old, 17hh, dark bay Irish Draught mare with a little blood. In fact she is a “love child”, according to Ursula, who, many years ago, bought a Thoroughbred/Clydesdale stallion. He jumped four ditches in order to set up an assignation with an…